| Language of origin | Wakashan language family Nuu-chah-nulth language |
| Feature Type: | Beach - Gently sloping shore of unconsolidated material along the margins of a sea, lake, or river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Other Names: | MacKenzie Beach |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | W side of Esowista Peninsula, S of Tofino, Clayoquot Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°07'54"N, 125°54'10"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92F/4 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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"MacKenzie Beach" adopted 14 July 1975 on 92F/4SW, as an established name. Official name changed 15 May 2025 to tinwis on 92F/4, as requested by Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation, 2024. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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“tinwis” means "calm beach" in Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation’s language (information provided by Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation, 2024). Source: included with note |
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“tinwis” has been Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation’s name of this location for many generations. MacKenzie Beach was “bestowed” on this destination at time of colonialization of the region (information provided by Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation, 2024). Source: included with note |
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"tinhuuk" is another Tla-o-qui-aht name that has been used for this beach (information provided by Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation, 2024). Source: included with note |