Yakachist
[yaka chist]
| 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: | Forbes IslandOfficial |
| Relative Location: | Junction of Newcombe Channel and Macoah Passage, NW side of Barkley Sound, Barclay Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 48°57'06"N, 125°24'35"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 Forbes Island is Yakachist. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |
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Within the traditional territory of the Toquaht First Nation, and the location of a important Toquaht heritage site. "Yakaacist means Long island - used for collecting mussels, gooseneck barnacles and for fishing for cod." (July 1983 interview by Denis St. Clair with Toquaht Elders Jimmy McKay, Sammy McKay and Chief Bert Mack.) "This island is round in shape, so the name may be interpreted as ' long in the water ' referring to the shelves extending from the island, used for harvesting shellfish." (advice from Anne Mack, shared November 2010) Source: included with note |