Tl'isnachis 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. Near mouth of Sarita River, facing Numukamis Bay, E end of Barkley Sound, Barclay Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Tl'isnachis

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Tl'isnachis

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

Name Description
Tl'isnachis Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Tl'isnachis

References to Tl'isnachis that document the origin of its place name

Tl'isnachis (Former First Nation Village) adopted 1 April 2011, per provisions of the Maa-nulth Treaty. **waiting for Huu-ay-aht First Nations to confirm the relative location of this and other former villages along this shoreline.

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The only village we had there, it is said, was Tl'isnachis going toward Maht'ii-as. Located near the mouth of the Sarita River, north of Nuumaqimyis. (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
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Regional District of Alberni-Clayoquot

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-27