Legeak Point

Legeak Point (53˚49'00" 128˚43'00" E side of Amos Passage, N end of Douglas Channel, S of Kitimat). This traditional First Nation name for a line of dominant Tsimshian Eagle clan chiefs is more commonly spelled Legaic, though many variations are recorded, including Legaik, Ligeex and Legex. The word comes originally from the Heiltsuk language and means “chief of the mountains.” The first Legaic was born in the Kitimat area but lived at his mother’s village of Metlakatla, where he was...

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