Feature Type: | Former First Nation Village - A place formerly inhabited by First Nations' people, with no current population or that is usually uninhabited. |
Status: |
Not official
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Relative Location: |
On Kyimla IR 11, E side Gilford Island facing Tribune Channel, Range 1 Coast Land District |
Latitude-Longitude: |
50°44'39"N, 126°09'35"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
Datum: |
WGS84 |
NTS Map: |
92L/9 |
Origin Notes and History:
Translation: "to cut on rock". The name has also been written "Kyimla". This former village site or camp was a clam harvesting location utilized by the Kwiksootainuk and Dlidligit. Boas (1969:35) locates this site on Kumlah Island, in front of IR 11.
Source: Museum at Campbell River (spring 2001)
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