Gwayasdums

Gwayasdums is a village of the Kwakwaka'wakw peoples on the west side of Gilford Island in the Johnstone Strait region of the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada.[1] The village, located on Retreat Pass, is on Gwayasdums Indian Reserve No. 1.[2] Other spellings of the name are Kwaustums and gwa'yasdams[3] and Gwa'yasdams and Gwa’yasdams.

The locality has also been known as Health Bay,[4] also the name for an adjoining body of water at 50°41′01″N 126°34′51″W / 50.68361°N 126.58083°W / 50.68361; -126.58083 (Health Bay (bay))[5] which is a side bay. Health Lagoon is nearby Gwayasdums just to the south[6] at 50°41′43″N 126°34′02″W / 50.69528°N 126.56722°W / 50.69528; -126.56722 (Health Lagoon).