ʔuxstalis [Oox-sta-lease]
Feature Type:Spit - Long, low, narrow projection of unconsolidated material extending into a body of water.
Status: Not official
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Relative Location: Right bank of mouth of Campbell River, in Campbell River (city), Sayward Land District
Latitude-Longitude: 50°02'51"N, 125°15'09"W at the approximate centre of this feature.
Datum: WGS84
NTS Map: 92K/3
Origin Notes and History:

“ʔuxstalis” is the Lik̓ʷala name for this spit and could mean “beach on the back side” and/or “where the land ends” (information provided by Liǧʷiłdax̌ʷ Nations - We Wai Kai, Wei Wai Kum and Kwiakah, 2024).

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This has been a home community for Liǧʷiłdax̌ʷ people for generations. Liǧʷiłdax̌ʷ families had several big houses here. “ʔuxstalis” is surrounded by food-gathering areas, including crabapples, gooseberry, wild strawberries, medicinal plants and fish traps (information provided by Liǧʷiłdax̌ʷ Nations - We Wai Kai, Wei Wai Kum and Kwiakah, 2024).

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Acknowledging with gratitude ʔixc̓əmatusəlagalis, Kirsten Dobler for providing the audio pronunciation.

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