Numukamis Bay


Numukamis Bay (48˚55'00" 125˚02'00" E side of Trevor Channel, opposite Tzartus I, Barkley Sd, W side of Vancouver I). Numukamis (Numuqumyis), at one time the main winter village of the Huu-ay-aht people, was located on this bay at the mouth of the Sarita R. The Huu-ay-aht (or Ohiaht) still have a large reserve at this location, and a number of families were living there in the early 2000s. The band, which belongs to the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council, also owns an oyster-culture operation in...

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