Hisnit
| 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 |
| Pronounced: | hish nit |
| Relative Location: | Upper Ououkinsh Inlet at mouth of Power River, N of Checleset Bay on NW side of Vancouver Island, Rupert Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°10'53"N, 127°28'21"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92L/3 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Hisnit (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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The name means "salmon" (December 2010 advice from Ka:'yu:'k't'h'/Che:k:tles7et'h' First Nations.) Source: included with note |