Si'wiipk'amil
[se WEEP kamish]
| Language of origin | Wakashan language family Nuu-chah-nulth language |
| Feature Type: | Island - Land area surrounded by water or marsh. |
| Status: | Not official |
| Other Names: | David IslandOfficial |
| Relative Location: | SW side of David Channel at NW side of Barkley Sound, Barclay Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 48°57'59"N, 125°23'14"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92C/14 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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The traditional name of David Island is Si'wiipk'amil. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |
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"Product from this island was used for the manufacture of harpoons." (July 1983 interview by Denis St. Clair with Toquaht Elders Jimmy McKay, Sammy McKay and Chief Bert Mack.)
Source: included with note |