Shakes Islands

Shakes Islands (53˚48'00" 130˚29'00" Between Goschen I and Dolphin I, S of Porcher I and Prince Rupert). Shakes is an anglicized version of the hereditary name of one of the main chiefs of the Kitkatla First Nation; many other spellings of the name are found, including Saiks, Seeks, Sheuksh and Syacks. These islands commemorate Chief William Ewart Gladstone Shakes (d 1901), a widely respected 19th-century leader on the N coast, who adopted his personal names when he was baptized. According to...

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