| Language of origin | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit, Na-Dene language family Tlingit language |
| Feature Type: | Island - Land area surrounded by water or marsh. |
| Status: | Official |
| Other Names: | First Island |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | E side of Atlin Lake, W of Atlin (community), Cassiar Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 59°34'14"N, 133°42'38"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104N/12 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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"First Island" adopted 7 June 1956 on 104N/12. Wéinaa X’áat’i made the official name 28 July 2023 on 104N/12, as requested by Taku River Tlingit First Nation. Wéinaa X’áat’i is the traditional and ancestral Tlingit name (advice from Taku River Tlingit, 2016). Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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Wéinaa X’áat’i is the Tlingit name for the island which translates to "alkali place island". The Tlingit name describes a natural feature of the area since there is alkali found in the soil in the area (advice from Taku River Tlingit, 2016). Source: included with note |
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For more information, please view the Taku River Place Names website: http://trt.geolive.ca/map.html Source: included with note |