Marktosis

Human settlement in British Columbia, Canada

Marktosis, also spelled Maaqtusiis in the Nuu-chah-nulth language, is one of the principal settlements of Ahousaht First Nation, located off the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada,[1] just southeast of the Hesquiat Peninsula on Flores Island. Accessible only by water or air, Marktosis is a small community predominantly composed of First Nations people from the Nuu-chah-nulth nation. Marktosis has approximately 900 residents.

Marktosis Indian Reserve No. 15 was established around the site of the community and has 622 individuals living on the reserve in 2016.[2]

Early history

Geography

In the neighbourhood is the Clayoquot Sound Biosphere Reserve.

The nearby communities include:

  • Ahousaht
  • Opitsaht
  • Tofino
  • Ucluelet
  • Yuquot

See also

  • Kingfisher

References

  1. ^ "Marktosis Map on Mapcarta".
  2. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. 2017-07-21.
  • "Marktosis". BC Geographical Names.
  • BCGNIS entry "Marktosis Indian Reserve 15"[dead link]
  • http://www.nuuchahnulth.org/

49°17′00″N 126°03′00″W / 49.28333°N 126.05000°W / 49.28333; -126.05000

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