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Alaska

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  • Hoodsnahoo: Khootznahoo ("bear fort" in Tlingit).[5] Located somewhere near Angoon, on west coast of Admiralty Island: Letushkwin: Tlingit village; on N shore of Chaik Bay; var. names Bear Fort Khudsnu, Old Khootznahoo, Old Kootznahoo.[6] Kootznahoo Head: Tlingit Indian name meaning "bear fort"; locally pronounced "Hu-che-nu." Name also used for the rum distilled by the Indians by method learned by them from the white soldiers in the area. "Hootch," a derivative of this name, has long been used as a colloquial term for "moonshine".[7] Kootznahoo Inlet: "extends from Mitchell Bay to Chatham Strait, at Angoon, on W coast of Admiralty I."; variant names incl: Hoochinoo, Hoosnoff, Houchnou, Houchnov, Hudsunoo, Khutz-n'hu, Kootsnoo, Koutsnou, Koutsnow, Kutznou.[8] Killisnoo Harbor: corruption of a Tlingit Indian word which is apparently another form of "Khutz-n'hu" meaning "bear fort." Variant name: Koteosok.[9]
  • Stikine: Fort Stikine, Highfield, Stickeen, St. Dionysius Redoubt; For Wrangell, Wrangell
  • Kasaan: Kassarn.
  • Chuckenhoo
  • Tongass: today called Tamgas Harbor;[11] "on Annette Island at the entrance to Clarence Strait";[5] Tumgass, Gavan Tomgaz, Tomgass Harbor; in the 1830s was said to be the most popular wintering place for American ships.[5]
  • Kaigani: General name for Kaigani Strait, between Dall Island and Long Island, north of Cape Muzon; especially three inlets on Dall Island, at the southern end of the strait:
    • Kaigani Harbors: collective name for all three harbors; Gavan Kaigan, Kai-gah-nee Harbors;[12] Clegauhny, Legonee. Was "the Spaniards' Nuestra Señora de los Dolores".[5]
      • North Kaigani Harbor:
      • South Kaigani Harbor: Middle Kaigani Harbor; Kaigahnee, Kai-gah-nee.[13]
      • Datzkoo Harbor: Taddiskey, Tattasco, Taddy's Cove; South Kaigani Harbor, Harris Harbor.[14]
    • Kaigani Strait: Kaigan Strait, Howkan Strait, Kaigahnee or Kaiganee Straits, Port Liscome,[15] Hancock's Straits (Gray)
    • Cape Muzon: Kaigani, Kaigahnee, Kaiganee, Kygane, Cape Pitt, Cape Irving, Cape Caiganee, Cabo de Munoz
  • Clemencitty: today called Port Tongass;[16] "on Tongass Island at the entrance to Portland Canal";[5]Tlehonsiti, Clement City, Tlekhonsiti Harbour, Tlechopcity, Tomgass, Tongas.

Alaska and/or BC

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British Columbia

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  • Fort Simpson:
  • Port Essington:
  • Port Stuart:
  • Queen Charlotte Islands: Washington's Island (Gray)
  • Cloak Bay: Cunneah's Harbour.[5][17]
  • Tadents: Dadens, Tadents, Tadense, Tartanee, Tatense, Tahtence; SE side of Langara Island.[18]
    • Chief at Tadents & Kiusta: Cuneah, Cunneyah, Blakow-Coneehaw, Cunniah, Douglas-Coneehaw
  • Masset:
  • Skidegate (inlet and village): Skittagates, Skettegats[19]
  • Cumshewa Inlet: Cumshewa's Harbour; Cumchewas Harbour, Tooscondolth Sound, Cummashawaas, Gumshewa, Cummashawa's harbour and bay; home of Chief Go'mshewah.[20]
  • Cumshewa (village): Tooschcondolth, Tooscondolth[21]
      • Cumshewa (chief): Comsuah, Cumswah, Go'mshewah; also Go'mshewah, Cummashawa, Cummashawaas, Cumchewas, Gumshewa.
  • Clue's Harbor:
  • Skedans: Koona, Q'una, Koona LLnaagay, K'uuna Llnagaay, Q!o'na Inaga'-I, Q:o'na; also Skydance.[5]
  • Houston Stewart Channel: Coyah's Harbour,[5] Barrell's Sound (Gray), Congethoitoy Sound, Ibbertson Sound,[22] Koyah's Strait.
    • chief at Houston Stewart Channel: Koyah, Coyah, Coya, Coyac, Coyour, Kower, Kouyer; chief of Ninstints or Skungwai, the main village of the Kunghit-Haida.
  • Queen Charlotte Sound (or maybe Q.C. Strait, sometimes hard to tell which is meant in older sources): Pintard Sound (Gray)
  • Kitkatla:
  • Nahwatti "Nahwitti Indian Reserve 4". BC Geographical Names.: Newhitty, Nawitti, Newitty; "on Cape Sutil at the western entrance to Goletas Channel".[5]
  • Quatsino Sound: Port Lincoln
  • Nasparti Inlet: Bullfinch Sound, Chickleset Sound; Woody Point Bay.
    • Columbia's Cove: Quin-eex, Naspahtee, Naspatee
  • Kyuquot Sound: Cahooquot, Cauquot
  • Cape Cook: Woody Point (Gray)
  • Nootka Sound: King George's Sound
    • Yuquot: Friendly Cove, Nootka, Santa Cruz de Nuca, Nutca, Uquot
    • Tahsis:
  • Hesquiat Harbor:[23] Esquot, Esquoot
  • Clayoquot Sound: Cauquot, Cahooquot, Clioquot; Cox's Harbor, Hancock's Harbor
    • Chief Wickaninnish ("the elder"): Wickaninish, Hiyoua, Hyyoua. Also Wikinanish, Huiquinanichi, Quiquinanis, Wickananish, Hiyoua.[24]
    • Opitsaht: Opitsat, Opitsatah, Opitselah
    • Ahousat (of Chief Hanna): Ahousaht, Ahhousett
    • Seshart: Chetarpe
    • Cox Bay: Port Cox, Wickananish Roads, False Bay

Washington

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Oregon

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Note sure

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  • Ahatasat: Ahatasett (Gray)


References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: The Redoubt (historical)
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Haines
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Port Chilkoot
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chilkat
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Sea Otters & Boston Ships
  6. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Letushkwin
  7. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kootznahoo Head
  8. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kootznahoo Inlet
  9. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Killisnoo Harbor
  10. ^ [faculty.arts.ubc.ca/menzies/documents/lovisek.pdf The Lax Kw’alaams Indian Band and Others v. The Attorney General of Canada and Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of British Columbia]
  11. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tamgas Harbor
  12. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kaigani Harbors
  13. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: South Kaigani Harbor
  14. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Datzkoo Harbor
  15. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kaigani Strait
  16. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Port Tongass
  17. ^ "Cloak Bay". BC Geographical Names.
  18. ^ "Dadens". BC Geographical Names.
  19. ^ "Skidegate Inlet". BC Geographical Names.
  20. ^ "Cumshewa Inlet". BC Geographical Names.
  21. ^ "Cumshewa". BC Geographical Names.
  22. ^ "Houston Stewart Channel". BC Geographical Names.
  23. ^ "Hesquiat Harbour". BC Geographical Names.
  24. ^ Wikinanish, Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online