Smith Inlet (British Columbia)

Smith Inlet (Kwak'wala: gwa'sa̱la [1]) is an inlet at the head of Smith Sound on the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada.[2] Smith Inlet and Smith Sound are notable as the home of the Gwa'sala group of the Kwakwaka'wakw peoples, who are also known as the Smith Inlet people. Nekite Indian Reserve No. 2, which is under the governance of the Gwa'sala-'Nakwaxda'xw Nations band government, is located at the head of Smith Inlet,[3] at the mouth of the Nekite River.[4]

Smith Inlet is the childhood home of figure skater and magician Greg Ladret and world and Olympic team member Doug Ladret.

History

Peter Puget and Joseph Whidbey, two of George Vancouver's officers during his 1791-95 expedition, first charted the inlet in 1792.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "FirstVoices: Kwak̓wala. Nature / Environment - place names: words". Retrieved 2012-07-08.
  2. ↑ "Smith Inlet". BC Geographical Names.
  3. ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Nekite 2 (Indian reserve)"
  4. ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Nekite River"
  5. ↑ Vancouver, George, and John Vancouver (1801). A voyage of discovery to the North Pacific ocean, and round the world. London: J. Stockdale.

Coordinates: 51°19′00″N 127°25′00″W / 51.31667°N 127.41667°W / 51.31667; -127.41667


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