Nootka

American  

[noot-kuh, noot-] / ˈnut kə, ˈnʊt- /

noun

plural

Nootkas,

plural

Nootka

1. former name of the Nuu-chah-nulth.

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Nootka British  

/ ˈnuːt-, ˈnʊtkə /

noun

1. a member of a North American Indian people living in British Columbia and Vancouver Island

2. the language of this people, belonging to the Wakashan family

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Etymology

Origin of Nootka

First recorded in 1780–90; possibly from Nootka nu⋅tka⋅ “to circle around,” mistaken by Captain James Cook to be the name of the people or of Nootka Sound

Example Sentences

Logging was threatening a cherished sockeye salmon stream, Owossitsa Creek, at the north end of Nootka Island, where Western Forest Products was cutting.

From Seattle Times

The Pioneer Square Habitat Beach, dreamed up about a decade ago, is a 200-foot-long stretch of sand, rocks and native plants and shrubs like Nootka rose and dunegrass.

From Seattle Times

On Nootka Island and mainland B.C., most of the unprotected old growth is already logged and the harvest now is in second-growth.

From Seattle Times

These ancient trees were among the most unusual pieces of evidence the Nuchatlaht have presented to prove that their people continuously lived on the claim area on Nootka Island.

From BBC

The logs are covered in mulch, on which crews planted more than 30,000 native plants, shrubs and trees: Nootka rose, snowberry, cottonwoods, Lyngbye’s sedge, beach grass.

From Seattle Times