Macoah Passage

Macoah Passage (48˚58'00" 125˚23'00" W side of Barkley Sd, NE of Ucluelet, W side of Vancouver I). Macoah (also Mahcoah, Ma-co-ha), located on the passage, was the principal winter village of the Toquaht First Nation, whose members today belong to the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council. Indeed, this feature appeared on official charts as Village Passage until 1934. Macoah is a very ancient occupation site and plays a significant role in Toquaht mythology and oral traditions. The name means...

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