Hikums
| Language of origin | Wakashan language family Kwak̓wala language |
| Feature Type: | Community - An unincorporated populated place, generally with a population of 50 or more, and having a recognized central area that might contain a post office, store and/or community hall, etc, intended for the use of the general public in the region. |
| Status: | Not official |
| Other Names: | HopetownOfficial |
| Relative Location: | On Hopetown IR 10A, S side Watson Island, N of Broughton Island, Range 1 Coast Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°55'25"N, 126°49'18"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92L/15 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Translation: "facing outwards". The name has also been written Hegams, Hakina. This is a place of origin and village of the Gwawaenuk. Source: Museum at Campbell River (spring 2001) |
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This is probably the village visited by Captain Vancouver on August 1, 1792. After the Bella Bella [now known as the Heiltsuk Nation] raided Nimmo Bay in the 1860's, the Gwawaenuk relocated to Gwayasdums although they continued to use Hikums as a salmon fishing station. Sometime around 1904 the Gwayasdums moved back to Hikums. Source: Museum at Campbell River (spring 2001) |