| Language of origin |
Wakashan language family
Nuu-chah-nulth language
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| 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
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| Name Authority: |
BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: |
S shore near head of Ououkinsh Inlet, Checleset Bay, NW side of Vancouver Island, Rupert Land District |
| Tags: |
Indigenous
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| Latitude-Longitude: |
50°11'03"N, 127°25'51"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: |
WGS84 |
| NTS Map: |
92L/3 |
Origin Notes and History:
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Ououkinsh (Former First Natino 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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