Nahmint Bay

Nahmint Bay (49˚04'00" 124˚52'00" W side of Alberni Inlet, at mouth of Nahmint R, S of Port Alberni, Vancouver I). This bay is named for the Nahmintaht people, whose main village was apparently located on the Nahmint R, which was once home to a famous run of large and much-fought-over spring salmon. The Nahmintaht were wiped out by another First Nation group, the Hitatso’ath, who took over the rich fishery at Nahmint Bay and later amalgamated with several other local tribes to form the...

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