Turnour Island
Name origin
Captain Nicholas E.B. Turnour commanded HMS Clio during the vessel's second commission with the Pacific Station of the Royal Navy from 1864 to 1868. Clio Channel was named for the ship. Clio Bay near Kitimat was also named for HMS Clio.
Villages
There are two village sites of the Kwakwaka'wakw on Turnour Island.
Kalugwis, or Karlukwees or Qalogwis, is the principal community of the Tlowitsis Nation and is located on the south shore of Turnour Island facing Beware Passage and is within Karlukwees Indian Reserve No. 1, a.k.a. Karlukwees 1, 10.8 ha.
Another village, adap'e, or adap!a, was located at the head of Turnour Bay, at 50°35′30″N 126°27′00″W / 50.59167°N 126.45000°W just east of Kalugwis. It was used by the Walas and the Komkiutis groups of the Kwakwaka'wakw.
See also
References
- ^ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Turnour Island"
- ^ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Clio Channel"
- ^ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Clio Bay"
- ^ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Karlukwees (Former First Nation Village)"
- ^ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Qalogwis (Former First Nation Village)"
- ^ Tlowitsis Nation homepage
- ^ Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Reserve/Settlement/Village Detail
- ^ BC Names/GeoBC entry "adap'e (Former First Nation Village)"
50°36′28″N 126°27′20″W / 50.60778°N 126.45556°W