Yuquot
Yuquot /ˈjuːkwɔːt/, also known as Friendly Cove, is a small settlement of around six people—the Williams family of the Mowachaht band—plus two full-time lighthouse keepers, located on Nootka Island in Nootka Sound, just west of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. It was the summer home of Chief Maquinna and the Mowachaht/Muchalaht (Nuu-chah-nulth) people for generations, housing approximately 1,500 people in 20 traditional wooden longhouses. The name means "Wind comes from all directions" in Nuu-chah-nulth.
| Yuquot | |
|---|---|
| Friendly Cove | |
Nootka Lighthouse overlooking Yuquot | |
| Location | Nootka Island, British Columbia, Canada |
| Coordinates | 49°36′N 126°37′W |
| Governing body | Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nations |
| Website | https://www.yuquot.ca/ |
| Official name | Yuquot National Historic Site of Canada |
| Designated | 1923-05-25 |
Location of Yuquot in Vancouver Island Yuquot (British Columbia) | |
The community is located within the Strathcona Regional District but like all Indian Reserve communities is not governed by nor represented in the regional district. The Mowchaht/Muchalaht First Nations are rather part of the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council, which unites the governments of the indigenous communities of the Island's West Coast.
The Canadian government declared Friendly Cove a National Historic Site in 1923, with recognition of the significance of the Spanish colonial settlement that was once there and First Nations history following in 1997.