Cakii
[cha kee]
| 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: | Round Island, Page IslandOfficial |
| Relative Location: | In Loudoun Channel, NW side of Barkley Sound, Barclay Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 48°55'54"N, 125°23'01"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92C/14 |
|
Origin Notes and History:
|
The traditional name of Page Island is Cakii. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |
|
Within the traditional territory of the Toquaht First Nation. "The name means ' water on top' (July 1983 interview by Denis St. Clair with Toquaht Elders Jimmy McKay, Sammy McKay and Chief Bert Mack.) ...likely a reference to a pond or pool on top" (advice from Toquaht Elder Anne Mack, shared November 2010) Source: included with note |