| Feature Type: | Cape - Prominent elevated projection of land extending into a body of water. |
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Not official
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| Relative Location: | S end of Quadra Island, Sayward Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°59'42"N, 125°11'07"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92F/14 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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“C̓aqʷəlutən” is the Lik̓ʷala name for this cape (information provided by Liǧʷiłdax̌ʷ Nations - We Wai Kai, Wei Wai Kum and Kwiakah, 2024). Source: included with note |
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This name is derived from the Island-Comox word Ch'kwuwutn meaning "game area" or "playing field." In Kʷak̓ʷala and Lik̓ʷala it is pronouced “C̓aqʷəlutən” (information provided by Liǧʷiłdax̌ʷ Nations - We Wai Kai, Wei Wai Kum and Kwiakah, 2024). Source: included with note |
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In 1792 the cape on Quadra Island was home to Island-Comox speaking people who had a fortified village here. After a long Salish-Liǧʷiłdax̌ʷ conflict, the region became part of Liǧʷiłdax̌ʷ territory and the name for the south end of the island became Kʷak̓ʷala/Lik̓ʷala-ized to “C̓aqʷəlutən” (information provided by Liǧʷiłdax̌ʷ Nations - We Wai Kai, Wei Wai Kum and Kwiakah, 2024). Source: included with note |
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Acknowledging with gratitude ʔixc̓əmatusəlagalis, Kirsten Dobler for providing the audio pronunciation. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |