Port Neville

Port Neville is a bay, port and locality on the north side of Johnstone Strait, south of Call Inlet,[1] in the Central Coast region of British Columbia, Canada.

The locality of Port Neville, which has a post office, is located on the east side of the narrows that form the opening into Johnstone Strait of the port, which is really an inlet, at 50°30′00″N 126°05′00″W / 50.50000°N 126.08333°W.[2]

Port Neville Indian Reserve No. 4, or Port Neville 4, is located at the upper end of the port, to the south of Fulmore Lake at 50°34′00″N 125°56′00″W / 50.56667°N 125.93333°W[3] It is 14.9 ha. in size and is under the governance of the Tlowitsis Tribe band government of the Kwakwaka'wakw peoples.[4] It is one of 11 reserves governed by the Tlowitsis,[5] another of which is also on Port Neville, Hanatsa Indian Reserve No. 6, or Hanatsa 6, 95.1 ha. in size, is located on the south shore of the upper end of Port Neville[6] at 50°32′00″N 125°58′00″W / 50.53333°N 125.96667°W,[7] to the east of Hanatsa Point at 50°31′47″N 125°59′54″W / 50.52972°N 125.99833°W,[8] which is at a narrows between the upper end of the port and the wider area towards its opening.

On the east shore of the port is xudzedzalis, a fort utilized by the Matilpi group of Kwakwaka'wakw.[9] at 50°31′20″N 126°03′40″W / 50.52222°N 126.06111°W. Its name means "fort on flat on beach" .

See also

References

  1. ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Port Neville (port)"
  2. ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Port Neville (locality)"
  3. ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Port Neville 4 (Indian reserve)"
  4. ↑ Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Reserve/Settlement Village Detail
  5. ↑ Indian and Northern Affairs Canada Reserves/Settlements/Villages Detail
  6. ↑ Indian and Northern Affairs Canada Reserve/Settlement/Village Detail
  7. ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Hanatsa 6 (Indian reserve)"
  8. ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Hanatsa Point"
  9. ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "xudzedzalis (fort)"

Coordinates: 50°31′33″N 126°01′09″W / 50.52583°N 126.01917°W