Kingcome, also known as Okwunalis or Ukwana'lisBC Names/GeoBC entry "Okwunalis"Dzawada̱ʼenux̱w First Nation - About us is an unincorporated settlement in the Kingcome Inlet area of the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada, located a few kilometres up the Kingcome River (known as Gwa'yi in Kwak'wala) from the head of the inlet.BC Names/GeoBC entry "Kingcome (locality)" Quaee Indian Reserve No. 7 is the Indian reserve containing the village.BC Names/GeoBC entry "Quaee 7 (Indian reserve)"
It is the home of one of the four tribes of the Dzawada’enuxw (Tsawataineuk) subgroup of the Kwakwaka'wakw and was in the past site of a large cannery. It is the setting for the book I Heard the Owl Call My Name.
See also List of canneries in British Columbia Kingcome (disambiguation) List of Kwakwaka'wakw villages
References
External links Dzawada’enuxw Nation homepage