Deer Group Islands

Deer Group Islands
Deer Group Islands
Deer Group Islands
Geography
LocationPacific Ocean
Coordinates48°52′59″N 125°08′24″W / 48.883°N 125.140°W / 48.883; -125.140
Total islands14
Administration
Province British Columbia

The Deer Group Islands are a group of islands in Barkley Sound, British Columbia. Mostly consisting of crown land,[1] they were occupied by the Huu-ay-aht, who moved there after abandoning Kiix-in in the 1880s or 1890s.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Barkley Sound, BC, Vancouver Island, British Columbia". Shangaan Webservices Inc. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  2. ^ Smith, Dan J.; Alexander P. Mackie; Ian D. Sumpter (1 September 2005). "Building Quaksweaqwul: Dendroarchaeological investigations at Kiix?in National Historic Site, Vancouver Island, Canada". Dendrochronologia. 22 (3). Elsevier: 195–201. ISSN 1125-7865.