Kokish is a community in northern
Vancouver Island
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,
British Columbia
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,
Canada
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, located on the southeast shore of
Beaver Cove. Also on Beaver Cove are the community of
Beaver Cove and a former logging camp,
Englewood, which is northwest of the mouth of the
Kokish River The Kokish River is a river on Northern Vancouver Island, flowing north into Beaver Cove. The community of Beaver Cove is near the river's mouth, as was the former logging camp of Englewood. The community of Kokish is also on Beaver Cove, but o ...
at the head of the cove.
Etymology
Kokish is an adaptation of ''k'wagis'', meaning "notched beach", the name of a former village at the mouth of the river. Another meaning given by artist and chief
Mungo Martin
Chief Mungo Martin or ''Nakapenkem'' (lit. ''Potlatch chief "ten times over"''), ''Datsa'' (lit. ''"grandfather"''), was an important figure in Northwest Coast Art, Northwest Coast style art, specifically that of the Kwakwaka'wakw Aboriginal peopl ...
is that Kokish is a corruption of the
Kwak'wala word, ''Gwegis'', for "place where river spreads".
BC Names/GeoBC entry "Kokish River"
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See also
*List of settlements in British Columbia
Communities in the province of British Columbia, Canada can include incorporated municipalities, Indian reserves, unincorporated communities or localities. Unincorporated communities can be further classified as recreational or urban.
Indian re ...
References
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Northern Vancouver Island
Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia