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.
"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.)
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.
Regional District of Alberni-Clayoquot
- Aa-at-sow-is
- Ahousat
- Alberni
- Anaqtl'a
- Arrowview Heights
- Bamfield
- Beaver Creek
- Boat Basin
- Cameron Heights
- Cha cha tsi tsi us
- Chap-is
- Chenatha
- Chequis
- Cherry Creek
- Chetarpe
- Chumata
- Clayoquot
- Clutus
- Deekyakus
- Dochsupple
- Dookqua
- Ecoole
- Estevan Point
- Franklin Camp
- Great Central
- Green Cove
- Hesquiat
- Hi'tatis
- Hiina'is
- Hitacu
- Hoo-ii
- Hosmatqts'os
- Hot Springs Cove
- Hu'ul
- K'oxsinqii
- Kakawis
- Kiikiixink'ok
- Kiix aa
- Kiix-in
- Kildonan
- Kleecoot
- Kliikliihuwis
- Klit-kle-mah-ah
- Kookswees
- Kwinaquth
- Kwisitis
- Maalth-sit
- Macoah
- Maht'ii'as
- Marktosis
- Nahmint
- Nuchaquis
- Nuumaqimyis
- Opitsat
- Ots'oo-a
- City of Port Alberni
- Port Albion
- Port Desire
- Sachawil
- Sachsa
- Sahara Heights
- Salmon Beach
- Sarita
- Shitlthmaq-is
- Sproat Lake
- Stewardson Inlet
- Tl'aaniiwa'a
- Tl'isnachis
- Tl'itsnit
- Tlakmaqis
- Tloohat-a
- District of Tofino
- Ts'axq'oo-is
- Ts'iispoo-a
- District of Ucluelet
- Uuts
- W'aayi
- Wihat'a
- Yaashitquo-a
- Yarksis
- Yuuhluth
Political Boundaries
Last updated: 2023-09-27