| Language of origin | Salishan language family ʔayʔaǰuθəm language |
| Feature Type: | Mountain - Mass of land prominently elevated above the surrounding terrain, bounded by steep slopes and rising to a summit and/or peaks. |
| Status: | Official |
| Other Names: | Mount Pocahontas |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | N end of Texada Island behind Northeast Point, S of Powell River (city), Texada Island Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°41'37"N, 124°25'41"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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"Mount Pocahontas" adopted 6 May 1924, as submitted November 1923 by BC Geographic Division and as labelled on Geological Survey map #1321 by R.D. McConnell, 1912 (GSC Memoir 58). Named in association with "Pocahontas Bay" (current official name: lɛχʷamɛn), in turn as identified in 1899 BC Mines Report, p.804. Name changed to šɛtɛqʷan (mountain) 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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šɛtɛqʷan 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 |
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The previous official name, Mount Pocahontas, is an inappropriate name for a mountain in British Columbia as it misrepresents and erases local Indigenous cultures by referencing an Indigenous figure from a different region and cultural context. Using the name perpetuates colonial narratives and ignores the significance of local Indigenous languages, histories, and connections to the land (information provided by Tla’amin Nation, 2024). Source: included with note |