| Feature Type: | Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | E side of lower Lillooet River in Skookumchuck IR 5, opposite mouth of Snowcap Creek, New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°56'15"N, 122°24'30"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92G/16 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Skookumchuck (settlement) adopted 3 July 1963 on 92G, in association with the surrounding Skookumchuck IRs 5, 5A & 5B. Form of name changed to Skookumchuck (locality) 29 November 1984 on Ottawa file 203-2. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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In the Chinook jargon, skookumchuck means "turbulent water" or "rapid torrent" [skookum = strong; chuck = water.] Source: Akrigg, Helen B. and Akrigg, G.P.V; 1001 British Columbia Place Names; Discovery Press, Vancouver 1969, 1970, 1973. |
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(s)qátin(a) is the Ucwalmícwts name - the language of the Lower Lillooet people - for this village. (June 2007 advice from Maurice DePaoli, Cultural Researcher and Heritage Resources Advisor for In-SHUCK-ch Nation.) [Pronunciation and origin information to follow.] Source: included with note |