Gwayasdums
| Language of origin | Wakashan language family Kwak̓wala language |
| Feature Type: | First Nation Village - A village or community inhabited primarily by members of the same First Nation. |
| Status: | Not official |
| Relative Location: | W side Gilford Island, Range 1 Coast Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°41'59"N, 126°36'05"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92L/10 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Translation not provided. The name has also been written Kwaustums and gwa'yasdams. Exact location not recorded: is this on Gwayasdums IR 1, ie. is this the old name for Health Bay (locality)? Gwayasdums was destroyed by the Nuxalk in the 1850's, and most of the surviving Kwiksootainuk joined the Mamalilikulla at Memkoomlish. Source: Museum at Campbell River (spring 2001) |