Komenox

English Etymology en kwk K̓uməʔenux̌ʷ. Noun sp en historical Tribal group of the Lekwiltok, assimilated with the Wei Wai Kum in the 19th century. en Homayno en Robert Galois Kwakwa̲ka̲'wakw settlements, 1775-1920 : a geographical analysis and gazetteer 1994 Vancouver; Seattle UBC Press; University of Washington Press 0-7748-0397-5 244 Very little is known about the Komenox. Even the early relationship of the Komenox to the other Lekwiltok tribes is uncertain, although they were probably, as the name suggests, of Comox origin. James Smith stated that the Komenox were “a nation with ways of its own, which once lived between the Kwawkewlth and the Coast Salish but was neither one, yet was much like both in some ways” (Duff Papers, file 89). en Jeanette Taylor Tidal passages : a history of the Discovery Islands 2008 Madeira Park, BC Harbour Publishing 978-1-55017-435-9 240 One particularly aggressive attack wiped out the Komenox as a distinct group. The late James Smith of Campbell River, who claimed Komenox ancestry, recounted one of their important legends.