Nuumaqimyis Regional District of Alberni-Clayoquot, British Columbia


Former First Nation Village - A place formerly inhabited by First Nations' people, with no current population or that is usually uninhabited. E shore of Numukamis Bay, just S of entrance to Alberni Inlet at E end of Barkley Sound, Barclay Land District

Mapped Location

Nuumaqimyis: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.

 

Information

General information on Nuumaqimyis

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Nuumaqimyis

A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named

Name Description
Nuumaqimyis Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Nuumaqimyis

References to Nuumaqimyis that document the origin of its place name

Nuumaqimyis (Former First Nation Village) adopted 1 April 2011 per the provisions of the Maa-nulth Treaty.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia

"Main winter village of the Huu-ay-aht and their largest village. Huu-ay-aht moved here during the fall to harvest the salmon which was abundant prior to the coming of the white man." (Huu-ay-aht Place Names in the Chief Louie Nookemus historial accounts, c1964, shared September 2009 in the context of the Maa-nulth Treaty.)

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia

May be the collective name for 5 villages once located along the shoreline in the vicinity of the mouth of Sarita River: Kuukswiis, Tl'isnachis, Maht'ii-as, Tl'itsnit and Cha cha tsi tsi us.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia

 

Last updated: 2023-09-27