Deekyakus
[DEEK yak us]
| Feature Type: | Former First Nation Village - A place formerly inhabited by First Nations' people, with no current population or that is usually uninhabited. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Surrounding mouth of Toquaht River, NW side of Barkley Sound, Clayoquot Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°02'31"N, 125°21'24"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Deekyakus (Former First Nation Village) adopted 1 April 2011, per the provisions of the Maa-nulth Treaty. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |
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Deekyakus reserve. Location of a heritage site. (advice from Toquaht Elder Anne Mack, shared November 2010) Source: included with note |