K'ómoks

English Alternative forms en Comox K'omoks Noun sp A Coast Salish First Nation from the central east coast of Vancouver Island. en Justine Hunter The 20-year campaign to protect the endangered fish found on only one place on Earth The Globe and Mail 2022-11-14 The local K’ómoks First Nation call the Morrison Creek headwaters qax mot, meaning “lots of medicine” in their traditional language. Mr. Ennis noted that the conservation effort will ensure the K’ómoks people can access the abundance and diversity of medicinal plants in the area that have been effectively locked up by private land ownership. en Roxanne Egan-Elliott K’ómoks First Nation appoints justice of the peace Times Colonist 2024-12-06 https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/komoks-first-nation-appoints-justice-of-the-peace-9915083 Her appointment will advance decolonization and benefit the people of K’ómoks and many other First Nations across the country, said Chief Robert Louie. https://web.archive.org/web/20241209134712/https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/komoks-first-nation-appoints-justice-of-the-peace-9915083 9 December 2024 en K'ómoks First Nation members vote overwhelmingly in favour of modern treaty w:CBC News 2025-03-09 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/komoks-first-nation-treaty-vote-1.7478933 "To be able to determine who our K'ómoks people are in the future, and not have someone in Ottawa make that decision for us, it's really exciting," she told CBC News. https://web.archive.org/web/20250701053012/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/komoks-first-nation-treaty-vote-1.7478933 1 July 2025