Scamakounst 19
[SKA ma-guunt]
| Language of origin | Tsimshianic language family Nisg̲a’a language |
| Feature Type: | Site - A named place that has historic, geographic or folkloric significance. |
| Status: | Not official |
| Other Names: | SgamaguntOfficial |
| Relative Location: | E side of mouth of the Bear River, at Stewart, Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 55°56'04"N, 129°58'16"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103P/13 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Scamakounst Indian Reserve 19, Kincolith band. Extinguished per Nisga'a Treaty and transferred to fee-simple interest: Lot 7222 Cassiar Land District. Name changed to Sgamagunt (site) per Nisga'a Treaty, Appendix F-3, effective 11 May 2000. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |