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Kingcome, also known as Okwunalis or Ukwana'lis[1][2] is an unincorporated settlement in the Kingcome Inlet area of the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada, located a few kilometres up the Kingcome River (known as Gwa'yi in Kwak'wala [3]) from the head of the inlet. [4] Quaee Indian Reserve No. 7 is the Indian reserve containing the village.
Kingcome Inlet [1] is one of the lesser principal fjords of the British Columbia Coast, north and east of Broughton Island. [2] It is sixth in sequence of the major saltwater fjords north from the 49th parallel near Vancouver and similar in width, on average 2.5 km (1.6 mi), to longer inlets such as Knight Inlet and Bute Inlet, but it is only 35 km (22 mi) in length from the mouth of the ...
The point was named about 1867 by Captain Pender, RN, for William Kingcome, who captained the Hudson's Bay Company barque Princess Royal in 1862–63. Kingcome was the nephew of Admiral John Kingcome, commander of the Royal Navy's Pacific Station from 1863 to 1864, for whom the various Kingcome placenames around and including Kingcome Inlet were named.
Tsawataineuk First Nation. The Tsawataineuk First Nation is a First Nations band government in the Queen Charlotte Strait region north of northern Vancouver Island in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is a member of the Musgamagw Tsawataineuk Tribal Council, along with the Gwawaenuk and the Kwicksutaineuk-ah-kwa-mish First Nation.
ISBN. 0-440-34369-0. I Heard the Owl Call My Name is a best-selling 1967 novel by Margaret Craven. The book tells the story of a young Anglican priest named Mark Brian who, unbeknown to him, has not long to live. He learns about the meaning of life when he is to be sent to a First Nations community in British Columbia.
Kwakwakaʼwakw arts consist of a diverse range of crafts, including totems, masks, textiles, jewellery and carved objects, ranging in size from transformation masks to 40 ft (12 m) tall totem poles. Cedar wood was the preferred medium for sculpting and carving projects as it was readily available in the native Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw regions.
the Kingcome River, which enters the head of Kingcome Inlet; the Kingcome Glacier, a glacier at the head of the Kingcome River; the Kingcome Range, aka Kingcome Mountains, a subrange of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountain, located east of Kingcome Inlet. Kingcome Point, on Princes Royal Island in the North Coast region of British Columbia
The False Face Society is a medicinal society in the Haudenosaunee, known especially for its wooden masks. [1] Medicine societies are considered a vital part of the well-being of many Indigenous communities. The societies role within communities is to cure ailments through medical rituals, with the False Face Society having power over illness ...