Wakeman Sound

Wakeman Sound[1] is a sound on the South Coast of British Columbia, Canada, located in the area north of the Broughton Archipelago, which lies on the north side of Queen Charlotte Strait, on the northeast side of Broughton Island. It is a sidewater opening of and opening north off Kingcome Inlet.[2]

It is the traditional home of the Haxwa'mis, who are a part of the Kwakwakaʼwakw. The Haxwa'mis people amalgamated with the Kwikwasut'inuxw and are known as the Ḵwiḵwa̱sut'inux̱w Ha̱xwa'mis First Nation.

  1. ^ "Wakeman Sound". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  2. ^ "Wakeman Sound". BC Geographical Names.