Insect Island

Insect Island (50˚45'00" 126˚37'00" Between Baker I and Eden I in the Broughton Archipelago, NE end of Queen Charlotte Str). The derivation of the name is unclear, though it appears on Admiralty charts as early as 1867, as does adjacent Fly I (now a Tsawataineuk First Nation reserve named Kukwapa). There are major middens on Insect I, suggesting extensive First Nation use. Although there is confusion about its exact location, the Kwakwaka’wakw village of Kukwapa (also spelled Xupxwapa or...

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