Namu

Namu (51˚52'00" 127˚52'00" On Namu Hbr), Namu Harbour (51˚52'00" 127˚53'00" NE side of Fitz Hugh Sd, just S of SW entrance to Burke Channel, SE of Bella Bella), Namu Range (51˚51'00" 127˚47'00" SE of Namu Hbr). Namu is a Heiltsuk First Nation word meaning “place of high winds,” referring especially to the SE blasts that sweep over the 914-m Namu Range and give nearby Whirlwind Bay its name. Archeological excavations have revealed that Namu was used by aboriginal people as a habitation...

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