Ts'axq'oo-is 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. Just E of Pachena Point, SW side of Vancouver Island between Tsusiat Falls and Cape Beale, Barclay Land District

Mapped Location

Ts'axq'oo-is: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.

 

Information

General information on Ts'axq'oo-is

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Ts'axq'oo-is

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

Name Description
Ts'axq'oo-is Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Ts'axq'oo-is

References to Ts'axq'oo-is that document the origin of its place name

Ts'axq'oo-is (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
BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office.  |  Province of British Columbia

Within the Hahoultee of Klaawanuk. Billy Happynook said the name means "village along the west coast with a bay (bight) within it". Alex Williams said they anchored here during a big westerly. (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
included with note  |  Province of British Columbia

 

Regional District of Alberni-Clayoquot

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-27