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Quinsam
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English
Alternative forms
en Kʷənsəm
Proper noun
en river p/British Columbia c/Canada.
en Maryse Zeidler Hereditary chiefs slam Vancouver Island city council for remarks on restoring Indigenous place names w:CBC News 2024-11-02 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/campbell-river-bc-indigenous-place-names-1.7371071 Earlier this year, the Liǧʷiłdaxʷ Nations — which include the We Wai Kai, Wei Wai Kum and Kwiakah First Nations — submitted a proposal to the B.C. Geographical Names Office to restore the Indigenous names of Discovery Passage, the Quinsam River and Tyee Spit.The changes would include:Discovery Passage to Liǧʷiłdax̌ʷ Passage (pronounced lee-gwith-dow)Quinsam River to Kʷənsəm (pronounced quin-sam)Tyee Spit to ʔuxstalis (pronounced oox-sta-lease) https://web.archive.org/web/20250930222312/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/campbell-river-bc-indigenous-place-names-1.7371071 30 September 2025