New Vancouver, also known as ''Tzatsisnukomi'', ''T˜sadzis' nukwame or ''t̕sa̱dzis'nukwa̱me' in the
Kwak'wala language, is a
Kwakwaka'wakw community on
Harbledown Island
Harbledown Island is an island in the Central Coast region of British Columbia, Canada, located west of West Cracroft Island. It is at the west end of Johnstone Strait and lies at the eastern edge of the Queen Charlotte Strait region. Hanson Is ...
in the
Queen Charlotte Strait
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region of the
Central Coast of British Columbia
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, near the community of
Alert Bay
Alert Bay is a village on Cormorant Island (British Columbia), Cormorant Island, near the town of Port McNeill on northeast Vancouver Island, in the Regional District of Mount Waddington, British Columbia, Canada.
Demographics
In the 2021 Can ...
. New Vancouver is the main village of the
Da'naxda'xw subgroup of the Kwakwaka'wakw peoples. New Vancouver is at Dead Point on the north end of Harbeldown Island, at the west end of
Beware Passage
Beware Passage is a strait or channel in the Central Coast region of British Columbia, Canada, between Harbledown (SE) and Turnour Islands. It was named in 1860 by Captain Pender.
The passage's waters and shores have various Indian reserves ...
.
Name origin and history
''Tzatsisnukomi'' is
Kwak'wala for "
eelgrass Eelgrass is a common name for several plants and may refer to:
* ''Zostera'', marine eelgrass
* ''Vallisneria
''Vallisneria'' (named in honor of Antonio Vallisneri) is a genus of freshwater aquatic plant, commonly called eelgrass, tape grass o ...
in front". The site is within
Mamalilikulla
The Mamalilikala (Mamalelequala, Mamalilikulla, Mamalillaculla, Mamaleleqala) are an indigenous nation, a part of the Kwakwaka'wakw, in central British Columbia, on northern Vancouver Island. Their main village was Memkumlis ('Mimkwamlis), locat ...
territory but was settled by Da'naxda'xw and
Aweatatla who moved from
Kalugwis
Kalugwis, or Karlukwees or Qalogwis, is the principal community of the Tlowitsis Nation of the Kwakwaka'wakw peoples of the Johnstone Strait region of the South Coast of British Columbia, Canada. It is located on the south shore of Turnour Islan ...
in 1891 and built houses on what was to become Dead Point Indian Reserve No. 5. It is not clear whether the move was made at the invitation of the Mamalilikulla or if the site was purchased from them.
BC Names/GeoBC entry "Tzatsisnukomi (Former First Nation village)"
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See also
*List of communities 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 ...
*List of Indian reserves in British Columbia
The Government of Canada has established at least 316 reserves for First Nation band governments in its westernmost province of British Columbia. The majority of these reserves continue to exist while a number are no longer in existence.
See a ...
*List of Kwakwaka'wakw villages
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to:
People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby union ...
References
External links
''Story of the Masks'' information page, U'Mista Cultural Centre website
Populated places on the British Columbia Coast
Central Coast of British Columbia
Kwakwaka'wakw
Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia
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