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Coordinates: 50°42′00″N 126°36′00″W / 50.70000°N 126.60000°W / 50.70000; -126.60000 (Gwayasdums)
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Gwayasdums is a village of the Kwakwaka'wakw peoples on the west side of Gilford Island in the Johnstone Strait region of the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada.[1] The village, located on Retreat Pass, is on Gwayasdums Indian Reserve No. 1.[2] Other spellings of the name are Kwaustums and gwa'yasdams.[3] The locality has also been known as Health Bay,[4] also the name for an adjoining body of water at 50°41′01″N 126°34′51″W / 50.68361°N 126.58083°W / 50.68361; -126.58083 (Health Bay (bay))[5] which is a side bay. Health Lagoon is nearby Gwayasdums just to the south[6] at 50°41′43″N 126°34′02″W / 50.69528°N 126.56722°W / 50.69528; -126.56722 (Health Lagoon).

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References

  1. ^ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Gwayasdums (Former First Nation Village)"
  2. ^ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Gwayasdums 1 (Indian reserve)"
  3. ^ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Gwayasdums (Former First Nation Village)"
  4. ^ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Health Bay (locality)"
  5. ^ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Health Bay (bay)"
  6. ^ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Health Lagoon"

50°42′00″N 126°36′00″W / 50.70000°N 126.60000°W / 50.70000; -126.60000 (Gwayasdums)

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