Adopted 4 April 1957 on C.3576, as labelled on British Admiralty Chart 581, 1867 et seq, and as labelled on BC map 2C, 1919, and as identified in the 1930 BC Gazetteer.

Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office

The Indian village, Hohopa (also written Kukwapa, xupxwapa and xoxop'a) was located at the south end of this island; the village was utilized for resource harvesting - clams, fish, timber, hunting & trapping - by the Kwiksootainuk, Tsawatainuk [Dzawada'enuxw is now the preferred spelling] and Gwawaenuk. Translation/meaning of the village name not provided.

Source: Museum at Campbell River (spring 2001)

There is considerable confusion about the location and ownership of the village site. Boas (1969:10/178a and 14/35) locates it on Denman Island; George Dawson (1887:73) locates the village on George Point at the extreme west end of Baker Island. Mungo Martin, whose knowledge was probably more complete than previous sources, described it as being on the south side of Insect Island. He explained that it was a Kwiksootainuk site used by the Tswatainuk [Dzawada'enuxw is now the preferred spelling] after they settled at Gwayasdums (Duff papers, file 122). At the McKenna McBride Commission, Chief Ceasaholis also described Kukwapa as being on Insect Island and claimed the whole island for the Tsawatainuk [Dzawada'enuxw]. [note that Kukwapa IR 5 is not on Insect Island; it is on adjacent Fly Island.]

Source: Museum at Campbell River (spring 2001)