Kingcome, also known as Okwunalis or Ukwana'lis [1] [2] is an unincorporated settlement in the Kingcome Inlet area of the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada, located a few kilometres up the Kingcome River (known as Gwa'yi in Kwak'wala [3]) from the head of the inlet. [4] Quaee Indian Reserve No. 7 is the Indian reserve containing the village. [5]
It is the home of one of the four tribes of the Dzawada’enuxw (Tsawataineuk) subgroup of the Kwakwaka'wakw and was in the past site of a large cannery. It is the setting for the book I Heard the Owl Call My Name.
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50°58′00″N 126°11′00″W / 50.96667°N 126.18333°W
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Kingcome, also known as Okwunalis or Ukwana'lis [1] [2] is an unincorporated settlement in the Kingcome Inlet area of the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada, located a few kilometres up the Kingcome River (known as Gwa'yi in Kwak'wala [3]) from the head of the inlet. [4] Quaee Indian Reserve No. 7 is the Indian reserve containing the village. [5]
It is the home of one of the four tribes of the Dzawada’enuxw (Tsawataineuk) subgroup of the Kwakwaka'wakw and was in the past site of a large cannery. It is the setting for the book I Heard the Owl Call My Name.
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50°58′00″N 126°11′00″W / 50.96667°N 126.18333°W
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