Kyuquot (pronounced "ky YOO kit") is an unincorporated settlement and First Nations community located on

Kyuquot Sound Kyuquot Sound is a complex of coastal inlets, bays and islands on northwestern Vancouver Island in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of British Columbia. The sound is named after the Kyuquot/Cheklesahht First Nation, Kyuqu ...

on northwestern

Vancouver Island Vancouver Island is an island in the northeastern Pacific Ocean and part of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The island is in length, in width at its widest point, and in total area, while are of land. The island is the largest ...

British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...

, Canada. Meaning people of Kayukw in the

Nuu-chah-nulth The Nuu-chah-nulth ( ; ), also formerly referred to as the Nootka, Nutka, Aht, Nuuchahnulth or Tahkaht, are one of the Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast in Canada. The term Nuu-chah-nulth is used to describe fifteen related tri ...

language, it is partly the community of the Kyuquot and Cheklesahht peoples, whose

band government In Canada, an Indian band (), First Nation band () or simply band, is the basic unit of government for those peoples subject to the ''Indian Act'' (i.e. status Indians or First Nations). Bands are typically small groups of people: the largest in ...

is the

Kyuquot/Cheklesahht First Nation The Ka:'yu:'k't'h'/Che:k:tles7et'h' First Nation (KCFN; or Kyuquot/Checleseht) is a modern treaty government located on the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. It is a member of the Maa-nulth Treaty Society and the Nuu-c ...

. The site of Kayukw, the original village of the

Kyuquot people The Ka:'yu:'k't'h'/Che:k:tles7et'h' First Nation (KCFN; or Kyuquot/Checleseht) is a modern treaty government located on the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. It is a member of the Maa-nulth Treaty Society and the Nuu-c ...

, is nearby in the form of Kayouk Indian Reserve No. 8, adjacent to which are Kayouk Bluff and Kayouk Creek. The original village site of the

Cheklesahht people The Ka:'yu:'k't'h'/Che:k:tles7et'h' First Nation (KCFN; or Kyuquot/Checleseht) is a modern treaty government located on the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. It is a member of the Maa-nulth Treaty Society and the Nuu-c ...

is the Checkaklis Island Indian Reserve 9 on the island of the same name in the Bunsby Islands in Checleset Bay, which is named for the people, whose name means "people of Checkaklis".

References

* Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia Indian reserves in British Columbia Kyuquot Sound region Nuu-chah-nulth {{BritishColumbiaCoast-geo-stub