List of Nuxalk villages
This is a list of Nuxalk villages.
By 1953 there were only two bodies of Nuxalk left: The Kimsquit, on Dean Inlet; and the Bella Coola, at the mouth of Bella Coola River. Older writers speak of the Nuhalk, which was the name of the Bella Coola Valley; Talyumc, whose village at the head of South Bentinck Arm was abandoned about 1933; and the Noothlakamish on North Bentinck Arm, reported by Tolmie, and by Dawson in 1884.
Villages
(as given by McIlwraith, cited by John Swanton)
- Aimats, north of Ahutskwakstl near the Peisela River.
- Aketi, on the south side of the Dean River about 1 mile from the sea.
- Anutlitlk, near the mouth of Dean River, still occupied.
- Anutskwakstl, an eastern extension of Tlokotl.
- Aseik, on a stream flowing into a bay at the southwest end of South Bentinck Arm.
- Asenane, on the shore of a bay on the south side of the Bella Coola River.
- Asktlta, at Salmon House on the Upper Dean River.
- Atlklaktl, near the south bank of the Peisela River about ¼-mile from the sea.
- Ikwink, on the Dean River 28 miles from the sea.
- Kadis, on the east side of South Bentinck Arm, about ¼-mile from the Noieck River.
- Kameik, on the west bank of the Necleetsconnay River about ¾-mile from the sea.
- Kantkilsk, on the east side of South Bentinck Arm "slightly north of Bensins Island, which is opposite the hot springs on the west side of the fjord."
- Koapk, on the east side of the mouth of a creek entering the head of South Bentinck Arm from the south.
- Komkutis, the upper (eastern) continuation of Stskeitl.
- Kwiliutl, on the north side of the Atnarko a few hundred yards above the forks.
- Nuekmak, near some stagnant pools on the north side of Bella Coola River a short distance above Snoönikwilk.
- Nuhwilst, on the shore of Dean Channel six miles from Satsk.
- Nuiku, on a raised mound on South Bentinck Arm south of the mouth of the Noieck River.
- Nukaakmats, on the north shore of the Bella Coola River about a mile above Tsilkt.
- Nukits, on the south side of the Bella Coola River 11¼ miles from the sea.
- Nuskapts, on the south bank of the Dean River about 25 miles from the sea.
- Nuskek, on the shore of North Bentinck east of the creek that flows into it at Green Bay.
- Nuskelst, on the north side of the Bella Coola River opposite the mountain of the same name.
- Nutal, on the bank of the Dean River at the bottom of the canyon.
- Nutltleik, 200 yards from the Bella Coola River on a creek flowing in from the north and about 31 miles from the sea.
- Nutskwatlt, on the south side of the Dean River about 1¼-miles from the sea.
- Okmikimik, at the present village of Hagensborg 11 miles from the sea.
- Ososkpimk, on the north shore of the Bella Coola River about ½-mile above Aimats.
- Satsk, at the mouth of the Kimsquit River.
- Senktl, on the south side of the Bella Coola River opposite Tciktciktelpats.
- Setlia, on the east side of South Bentinck Arm about ¼-mile from its junction with North Bentinck.
- Siwalos, on the north side of the Dean River about 85 miles from the sea, where the trail to the Interior left the river valley.
- Skomeltl, on the south side of the Bella Coola River about 3 miles from the sea.
- Snoönikwilk, on a curving promontory on the south bank of the Bella Coola River about 4 miles from the sea.
- Snutele, on the south bank of the Bella Coola River above Nukaakmats.
- Snutlelelatl, on the north side of the Atnarko River about 10 miles from the forks.
- Stskeitl, on the south bank of the Bella Coola River about ¼-mile from the sea.
- Stuik (Stuie, on the point between the Atnarko and Whitewater (Talchako) Rivers, which join to form the Bella Coola.
- Talio, on the west side of the mouth of the river, last location, which was frequently changed.
- Tasaltlimk, on the shore of North Bentinck Arm west and north of the mouth of the Necleetsconnay.
- Tciktciktelpats, some distance from the north bank of the Bella Coola River, the river course having changed.
- Tlokotl, above Atlkaktl on the Peisela River.
- Tsaotltmem, on the east side of South Bentinck Arm about 4 miles from Kankilst.
- Tsilkt, on the north shore of the Bella Coola River above Tsomootl.
- Tsomootl, the upper continuation of Skomeltl.
Boas (1898) gives also the following names, most of which are probably synonyms for some of the above:
- Koatlna (Kwatna)
- Nusatsem (Nusatsum)
- Osmakmiketlp
- Peisela
- Sakta
- Selkuta
- Slaaktl
- Sotstl
- Tkeiktskune
- Tskoakkane