Yuquot


Yuquot (49˚36'00" 126˚37'00" Just N of Yuquot Point), Yuquot Point (49˚35'00" 126˚37'00" SE tip of Nootka I, W side of Vancouver I). The word means “windy place” in the Nuu-chah-nulth language. Yuquot (or Yucuatl) village was a traditional summer residence of the Mowachaht people, who are part of the Nuu-chah-nulth tribal confederacy. Archeologists have dated signs of habitation back at least 4,200 years. The village became the main point of contact and interaction between First Nation...

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