Kemano Bay


Kemano Bay (53˚29'00" 128˚07'00" NE end of Barrie Reach, Gardner Canal, SE of Kitimat), Kemano Beach (On Kemano Bay), Kemano River (53˚29'05" 128˚07'35" Flows W into Kemano Bay). Kemano was an ancient village site of the Henaaksiala (Kitlope) people, who joined Kitamaat First Nation groups to live at Kitamaat Village (now Haisla) in 1953. The Henaaksiala return to this area each year to harvest eulachon, a small fish relished for its oil. The town of Kemano, which once serviced the...

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