Grace Harbour

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Grace Harbour is a harbour and traditional village site of the Tla'Amin peoples in the South Coast of British Columbia, located near Desolation Sound on the south side of the Gifford Peninsula opposite the Malaspina Peninsula to the southwest. [1] Along with the Gifford Peninsula, it is part of Desolation Sound Marine Provincial Park. Kahkaykay Indian Reserve No. 6 was located on the west side of the harbour but as of 2011 is now fee-simple land as a result of the Sliammon Treaty. [2] at 50°02′58″N124°45′21″W / 50.04944°N 124.75583°W / 50.04944; -124.75583 (Kahkaykay IR No. 6) The headland at the southwest corner of the harbour is similarly named from the name of the ancient village at this site (see below), Kakaekae Point, [3] at 50°02′32″N124°45′56″W / 50.04222°N 124.76556°W / 50.04222; -124.76556 (Kakaekae Point)

British Columbia Coast coastline alongside the Pacific Ocean in British Columbia, Canada

The British Columbia Coast or BC Coast is Canada's western continental coastline on the North Pacific Ocean. The usage is synonymous with the term West Coast of Canada.

Desolation Sound

Desolation Sound is a deep water sound at the northern end of the Sunshine Coast in British Columbia, Canada. Flanked by Cortes Island and West Redonda Island, its spectacular fjords, mountains and wildlife make it a global boating and sea kayaking destination.

The Gifford Peninsula is a peninsula on the east side of Desolation Sound in the Sunshine Coast region of the South Coast of British Columbia, Canada, located immediately north of the Malaspina Peninsula and separated from it by Malaspina Inlet. On its east side is Lancelot Inlet and its arm Theodosia Inlet

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History

The native name of Grace Harbour in the language of the Tla'Amin, Ayeahjuthum (Mainland Comox), is K'ák'ik'i, [4] anglicized as Kah kee ky or Kahkeeky, "camp overnight", believed to come from k'iymtan, "camping place". The name refers to the waters of the harbour as well as a major village site on its shores where winter ceremonies were held encompassing all of the Tlo'hos (Klahoose) and Xwe'malhkwu (Homalco) and Tla'Amin (Sliammon) groups, who were all one until broken into separate bands by the colonization. An islet offshore from the village site was used as a speaking podium.

There are numerous archaeological sites and trade trails in the area, which is still used by Tla'Amin for food-gathering and traditional medicines and is overlain with stories important to native culture. Native use of the site has been impaired because of the popularity of the area with tourists because of the provincial park. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Grace Harbour (harbour)"
  2. ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Kahkaykay 6 (Indian reserve)"
  3. ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Kakaekae Point"
  4. ↑ Sliammon Life, Sliammon Lands, Dorothy Kennedy & Randy Bouchard, BCILP, Talonbooks, Vancouver, 1983, quoted in BC Names/GeoBC entry]
  5. ↑ Sliammon Traditional Use Study, Sliammon Place Names Project & Sliammon Culture, Heritage and Language Committee 2010, quoted in BC Names/GeoBC entry.

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Coordinates: 50°02′55″N124°44′56″W / 50.04861°N 124.74889°W / 50.04861; -124.74889 (Grace Harbour)

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