Sechart Channel


Sechart Channel (48˚56'00" 125˚15'00" N of Broken Group, Barkley Sd, W side of Vancouver I). After the Tseshaht First Nation, whose members are part of the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council and whose traditional territory was in Barkley Sd. The name Tseshaht refers to the smell of whale bones and is a reminder that the Tseshaht people were once skilled whalers. About two centuries ago they expanded their territory up Alberni Inlet to include the rich salmon resources of the Somass R. Today the...

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