| Language of origin | Wakashan language family Kwak̓wala language |
| Feature Type: | Former First Nation Village - A place formerly inhabited by First Nations' people, with no current population or that is usually uninhabited. |
| Status: | Not official |
| Relative Location: | S side Beaver Harbour at Fort Rupert, within Port Hardy District Municipality, Rupert Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°41'29"N, 127°24'35"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92L/11 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Translation: "stream running on beach". This name has also been written T'sakis and Sakish. The village - utilized by the Kwakiutl, Kweeha, Komkiutis and Walas Kwakiutl - stretched out along the beach on either side of the HBC Fort (Fort Rupert), established in 1849 as a base for developing nearby coal deposits. IR#1, allotted in 1886, included most of the western section of the village. Source: Museum at Campbell River (spring 2001) |
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Published references to this site (including maps): Boas, Franz, "Geographical Names of the Kwakiutl Indians" Columbia University Contributions to Anthropology 20, New York, 1934 (6/84); and Dawson, George, "Notes and Observations on the Kwakiool People of the Northern Part of Vancouver Island and Adjacent Coasts" Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada, 1887; and Galois, Robert, "Kwakwaka'wakw Settlements, 1775 - 1920: A geographical analysis and Gazeteer" UBC Press, Vancouver, 1994 (Kw 23). Source: Museum at Campbell River (spring 2001) |