Swindle Island

Swindle Island (52˚32'00" 128˚35'00" S of Princess Royal I, NW of Bella Bella), Swindle Point (52˚28'00" 128˚28'00" E side of Swindle I). The origin of this intriguing name, unfortunately, is unknown. It first appears on an Admiralty chart dated 1867, though not on a chart of the same area dated 1865. The island is home to Klemtu, a fishing settlement founded about 1875 by the Kitasoo and Xai’xais First Nations, who moved to the area from their respective traditional territories in order...

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