Klaoitsis Island

Klaoitsis Island, also perhaps Adlagamalla in Kwak'wala,[1] is an island in the Johnstone Strait region of the Central Coast region of British Columbia, Canada. It is located to the south of Turnour Island in Clio Channel.[2] The name is an alternate spelling of Ławit'sis or Tlowitsis, the name of the Kwakwaka'wakw group whose territory it is in.

Aglakumna-la Indian Reserve No. 2, a.k.a. Aglakumna-la 2, is an Indian reserve of the Tlowitsis Nation located on the island, which is also known as Aglakumnala Island.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Adlagamalla (unclassified)"
  2. ^ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Klaoitsis Island"
  3. ^ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Aglakumna-la 2 (Indian reserve)"
  4. ^ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Aglakumnala Island"

50°33′52″N 126°28′43″W / 50.56444°N 126.47861°W / 50.56444; -126.47861 (Klaoitsis Island)


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