| Language of origin | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit, Na-Dene language family Dakelh, Carrier language |
| Feature Type: | Island - Land area surrounded by water or marsh. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | W side of Stuart Lake, NW of Fort St. James, Range 5 Coast Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 54°31'05"N, 124°34'58"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93K/10 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Dunah Island adopted 2 June 1955 on 93K as originally submitted July 1940 by BC Geographic Branch, and as labelled on BC map 4C, 1940. Spelling changed to Dunih Noo Island 24 November 1980 by BC, as suggested by Stuart Lake Band. Department of Indian & Northern Affairs objected to spelling change, because of legal implications associated with non-synchronized survey plans and descriptions. Dunah Island reinstated 30 June 1981 on 93K/10 by BC (decision signed 25 May 1981 by DIAND). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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The Carrier name, meaning "kinnikinik berry." The preferred modern spelling is "dunih" and and word "noo" signifies "island" in the Carrier language. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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This island is Stuart Lake IR 10. Incorrectly identified as "No Whudin'ai" in Central Carrier Country, an atlas of place names published by the Carrier Linguistic Committee, Fort St. James, 1974. ["No Whudin'ai" is the name of an island just south of here, comprising IR 9.] Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |