Ahousaht
/əˈhaʊ.sɑːt/noun
A Nuu-chah-nulth Indigenous nation and traditional territory on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
Did you know?Ahousaht is one of the Nuu-chah-nulth Nations, whose traditional territories include coastal waters and islands around Clayoquot Sound.
Etymological Timeline
Pre-contact
Nuu-chah-nulth
ʕaḥuusʔatḥ
“Traditional Indigenous name associated with people of an open bay; spelling varies in English sources.”
19th Century
English transcription
Ahousaht
“An anglicized spelling used in colonial maps, records, and ethnographic writing.”
20th Century
English
Ahousaht Band
“The name used in Canadian administrative records for the Indigenous community.”
Modern English
English
Ahousaht
“The Ahousaht First Nation and its traditional territory on Vancouver Island’s west coast.”
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