Katit Indian Reserve No. 1 is the main
Indian reserve of the
Wuikinuxv people, and is one of the three reserves governed by the
Wuikinuxv Nation band government
In Canada, an Indian band or band (french: bande indienne, link=no), sometimes referred to as a First Nation band (french: bande de la Première Nation, link=no) or simply a First Nation, is the basic unit of government for those peoples subjec ...
. It is located in
British Columbia, Canada, on the entrance to
Owikeno Lake
Owikeno Lake, also Owekeeno Lake, Owekano Lake, Oweekayno Lake and other spellings (pron. "o we KEE no"), is a large fjord lake in the Central Coast region of British Columbia, Canada. It connects to the head of Rivers Inlet by the short Wannock ...
on the north side of the
Wannock River near to, but separate from, the non-native community and sport fishing resort of
Rivers Inlet. Similarly named Katit Island is in the Wannock River at , while Kahtit Creek is downstream, near the mouth of the Wannock River at
BC Names/GeoBC entry "Kahtit Creek"
/ref> near the Wuikinuxv village known as Oweekeno
Oweekeno is a First Nations village of the Wuikinuxv located on the north bank of the Wannock River just upstream from its mouth into Rivers Inlet
Rivers Inlet is a fjord in the Central Coast region of the Canadian province of British Columbia, i ...
.
See also
* List of Indian reserves in British Columbia
References
Central Coast of British Columbia
Indian reserves in British Columbia
Wuikinuxv
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