Nootka Island

[noot-kuh ahy-luhnd, noot-]

noun

1. an island of British Columbia, Canada, separated from Vancouver Island by Nootka Sound. 200 sq. mi. (510 sq. km).

Word History and Origins

Origin of Nootka Island¹

First recorded in 1780–90

Example Sentences

In a historic victory for the Nuchatlaht First Nation, the Supreme Court of British Columbia has recognized the aboriginal title to more than 4 square miles of land on Nootka Island, including a pristine salmon lake, salmon stream and forest that had been threatened by industrial logging off the west side of Vancouver Island.

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In an earlier ruling in May 2023, the judge rejected the Nuchatlaht’s larger claim to more than 70 square miles of aboriginal territory covering the northern part of Nootka Island, stating the Nation could not prove their claim.

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

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His work has been entered as evidence in a right and title case in B.C. with the Nuchatlaht First Nation, who are working to prove their long presence on the northern half of Nootka Island on the northwest coast of Vancouver Island, to regain control of lands they never ceded.

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On Nootka Island, areas of uncut forest show the abundance that was.

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