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293: 350: 391: 425: 384: 377: 334: 415: 245: 420: 292: 410: 70:, which was created in 1886. The name means "village with rocks and islands out front", or as translated by famous chief and carver 106: 327: 97:
The village's population was estimated at 2000 in 1836-41 (before the Kwikwasut'inux moved there), but by 1911 it was only 90.
94:, the survivors joined the Mamalilikulla at Memkumlis. The village was partly destroyed by fire in 1892 and rebuilt. 320: 300: 357: 56: 52: 44: 233: 361: 304: 48: 404: 67: 40: 218: 202: 191: 180: 169: 158: 147: 136: 125: 71: 87: 75: 261: 247: 213:
Franz Boaz, American Geographical Society, vol XIX, no.3, 1887, reprinted in
349: 91: 365: 308: 43:, which is actually the name of the subgroup of the 426:Central Coast of British Columbia geography stubs 47:whose home it is, is located on the west side of 219:BC Names/GeoBC entry "Mamalilaculla (locality)" 148:BC Names/GeoBC entry "Mamalilaculla (locality)" 170:BC Names "Mahmalillikullah 1 (Indian reserve)" 385: 328: 8: 238:, Emily Carr - To The Totem Forests website 392: 378: 335: 321: 181:BC Names/Geo BC entry "Meem Quam Leese" 126:BC Names/Geo BC entry "Meem Quam Leese" 118: 78:as "round things in front at beach". 356:This article about a location on the 64:Mahmalillikullah Indian Reserve No. 1 7: 346: 344: 289: 287: 86:When the Kwikwasut'inux village of 74:, "group of little islands" and by 203:BC Names/GeoBC entry "Memkoomlish" 192:BC Names/GeoBC entry "Memkoomlish" 159:BC Names/GeoBC entry "Memkoomlish" 137:BC Names/GeoBC entry "Memkoomlish" 90:was destroyed in the 1850s by the 14: 416:Central Coast of British Columbia 358:Central Coast of British Columbia 215:Handbook of the Indians of Canada 57:Central Coast of British Columbia 348: 291: 107:List of Kwakwaka'wakw villages 1: 421:First Nations in Canada stubs 364:. You can help Knowledge by 307:. You can help Knowledge by 442: 343: 286: 301:First Nations in Canada 411:Kwakwaka'wakw villages 303:-related article is a 262:50.61944°N 126.57500°W 267:50.61944; -126.57500 39:, commonly known as 257: /  217:, 1913, quoted in 62:The village is on 373: 372: 316: 315: 433: 394: 387: 380: 352: 345: 337: 330: 323: 295: 288: 281: 280: 278: 277: 276: 274: 269: 268: 263: 258: 255: 254: 253: 250: 221: 211: 205: 200: 194: 189: 183: 178: 172: 167: 161: 156: 150: 145: 139: 134: 128: 123: 53:Johnstone Strait 441: 440: 436: 435: 434: 432: 431: 430: 401: 400: 399: 398: 342: 341: 284: 272: 270: 266: 264: 260: 259: 256: 251: 248: 246: 244: 243: 230: 225: 224: 212: 208: 201: 197: 190: 186: 179: 175: 168: 164: 157: 153: 146: 142: 135: 131: 124: 120: 115: 103: 84: 21:Meem Quam Leese 19:or, officially 12: 11: 5: 439: 437: 429: 428: 423: 418: 413: 403: 402: 397: 396: 389: 382: 374: 371: 370: 360:, Canada is a 353: 340: 339: 332: 325: 317: 314: 313: 296: 241: 240: 229: 228:External links 226: 223: 222: 206: 195: 184: 173: 162: 151: 140: 129: 117: 116: 114: 111: 110: 109: 102: 99: 83: 80: 55:region of the 49:Village Island 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 438: 427: 424: 422: 419: 417: 414: 412: 409: 408: 406: 395: 390: 388: 383: 381: 376: 375: 369: 367: 363: 359: 354: 351: 347: 338: 333: 331: 326: 324: 319: 318: 312: 310: 306: 302: 297: 294: 290: 285: 282: 279: 239: 237: 232: 231: 227: 220: 216: 210: 207: 204: 199: 196: 193: 188: 185: 182: 177: 174: 171: 166: 163: 160: 155: 152: 149: 144: 141: 138: 133: 130: 127: 122: 119: 112: 108: 105: 104: 100: 98: 95: 93: 89: 81: 79: 77: 73: 69: 68:Eliot Passage 65: 60: 58: 54: 50: 46: 45:Kwakwaka'wakw 42: 41:Mamalilaculla 38: 34: 30: 26: 22: 18: 366:expanding it 355: 309:expanding it 298: 283: 242: 235: 214: 209: 198: 187: 176: 165: 154: 143: 132: 121: 96: 85: 72:Mungo Martin 63: 61: 36: 32: 28: 24: 20: 16: 15: 265: / 252:126°34′30″W 236:Mi'mkwamlis 37:Mi'mkwamlis 25:Memkoomlish 405:Categories 271: ( 249:50°37′10″N 113:References 88:Gwayasdums 76:Franz Boas 273:Memkumlis 33:mimkumlis 29:Memqumlis 17:Memkumlis 101:See also 82:History 51:in the 92:Nuxalk 299:This 362:stub 305:stub 66:on 35:or 31:, ' 407:: 59:. 27:, 23:, 393:e 386:t 379:v 368:. 336:e 329:t 322:v 311:. 275:) 234:'

Index

Mamalilaculla
Kwakwaka'wakw
Village Island
Johnstone Strait
Central Coast of British Columbia
Eliot Passage
Mungo Martin
Franz Boas
Gwayasdums
Nuxalk
List of Kwakwaka'wakw villages
BC Names/Geo BC entry "Meem Quam Leese"
BC Names/GeoBC entry "Memkoomlish"
BC Names/GeoBC entry "Mamalilaculla (locality)"
BC Names/GeoBC entry "Memkoomlish"
BC Names "Mahmalillikullah 1 (Indian reserve)"
BC Names/Geo BC entry "Meem Quam Leese"
BC Names/GeoBC entry "Memkoomlish"
BC Names/GeoBC entry "Memkoomlish"
BC Names/GeoBC entry "Mamalilaculla (locality)"
'Mi'mkwamlis, Emily Carr - To The Totem Forests website
50°37′10″N 126°34′30″W / 50.61944°N 126.57500°W / 50.61944; -126.57500 (Memkumlis)
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