Oweekeno

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Oweekeno is a First Nations village of the Wuikinuxv located on the north bank of the Wannock River just upstream from its mouth into Rivers Inlet [1] and adjacent to the sport fishing resort community of community of the same name.

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51°40′50″N127°13′30″W / 51.68056°N 127.22500°W / 51.68056; -127.22500

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