| Language of origin | Salishan language family ʔayʔaǰuθəm language |
| Feature Type: | Bay - Water area in an indentation of the shoreline of a sea, lake, or large river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Other Names: | Shehtekwahn, Pocahontas Bay |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | NE side of Texada Island, E side of Strait of Georgia S of Powell River (city), Texada Island Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°43'31"N, 124°25'47"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92F/9 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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"Pocahontas Bay" adopted 31 December 1934 on C.3590, as identified in 1899 BC Mines Report, p.804, and as labelled on Geological Survey sheet #997A, Nanaimo & New Westminster Mining Divisions, 1908. Official name changed to "Shehtekwahn" (bay) per the provisions of the Tla'amin Treaty, Appendix W-2, effective 5 April 2016. Name changed to lɛχʷamɛn (bay) 30 September 2025 on 92F/9, as requested by Tla'amin Nation. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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lɛχʷamɛn is a word in the ʔayʔajuθəm language, belonging to ɬaʔamɩn (Tla'amin) ƛoʔos (Klahoose), χʷɛmaɬku (Homalco) and k’ómoks (K'omoks) people (information provided by Tla'amin Nation, 2025). Source: included with note |