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    Maquinna (also transliterated Muquinna, Macuina, Maquilla from m̓ukʷina in Nuu-chah-nulth) was the chief of the Nuu-chah-nulth people of Nootka Sound,...
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  • Maquinna is an active submarine mud volcano on the Coast of British Columbia, Canada, located 16–18 km (9.9–11.2 mi) west of Vancouver Island. It rises...
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  • SS Princess Maquinna was a ship in the Princess fleet of the Canadian Pacific Railway Coast Service, serving the west coast of Vancouver Island. Named...
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  • USS Maquinna (YTB-225) was launched 30 April 1944 by John Trumpy & Sons, Inc., Gloucester City, New Jersey; sponsored by Mrs. Margaret O. Trumpy; reclassified...
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    Maquinna Marine Provincial Park and Protected Area is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located northwest of Tofino in the Clayoquot Sound...
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  • with his memoirs about the 28 months he spent as an enslaved captive of Maquinna of the Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) people on what is now the British Columbia...
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    area in some detail in a memoir about his years as a captive of chief Maquinna from 1802 to 1805. On August 8, 1774, the Spanish Navy ship Santiago, under...
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    Elementary School Port Alberni K-7 Maquinna Elementary School Port Alberni K-7 This school is named for Maquinna, the powerful Mowachaht Nuu-chah-nulth...
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    (meaning "Wind comes from all directions") was the summer home of Chief Maquinna and the Mowachaht/Muchalaht (Nuu-chah-nulth) people for generations, housing...
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    its name from its proximity to Ramsay Hot Springs, and is protected by Maquinna Marine Provincial Park. The post office at Hot Springs Cove was closed...
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    was the first colony in British Columbia. The fort lay near the home of Maquinna, chief of the Mowachaht group, who are now in the joint Mowachaht/Muchalaht...
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    to have licences from the East India Company. Meares later claimed that Maquinna, a chief of the Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) people, sold him some land on the...
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    Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. It was the summer home of Chief Maquinna and the Mowachaht/Muchalaht (Nuu-chah-nulth) people for generations, housing...
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    (meaning 'everyone depends on you') Shawn Atleo and the Taayi Haw̓ił - Maquinna (Lewis George). Ahousaht has about 2,214 members, and about 36% live in...
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    destination, in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve. With its natural hot springs, Maquinna Marine Provincial Park is a popular day-trip destination for tourists....
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    James Cook Elementary Carnarvon Champlain Heights Charles Dickens Chief Maquinna David Livingstone David Lloyd George David Oppenheimer Dr. A.R. Lord Dr...
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    namesake of the community and cove of Hot Springs Cove and are protected by Maquinna Marine Provincial Park. They are accessible only by boat or float plane...
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  • Sound where Capts Vancouver and Bodega y Quadra were entertained by Chief Maquinna and his brother Callicum performing a theatrical using mock English and...
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    Carrier. For the exterior of the library Marega created 14 figures: Chief Maquinna, Captain George Vancouver, Sir Matthew Baillie Begbie, Dr. John McLoughlin...
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  • 1803–1805 John R. Jewitt, an English blacksmith, was held captive by chief Maquinna at Nootka Sound. He made an effort to learn the language, and in 1815 published...
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    aegis and hospitality of Maquinna, a powerful chief of the Mowachaht Nuu-chah-nulth.[citation needed] A few years later, Maquinna and his warriors captured...
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    chiefs Maquinna and Callicum, who later came to figure prominently in the Nootka Crisis. Both Walker and Strange were confused about the rank of Maquinna and...
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    Wounded Knee Charles Eastman (Ohiyesa) Sioux Luna: Spirit of the Whale Mike Maquinna Mowachaht-Muchalaht 2008 Turok: Son of Stone Turok Voice role Older than...
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  • Bodega sought a formal statement from Maquinna, from whom Meares had supposedly made the land purchase. Maquinna came before a group assembled at Bodega's...
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  • Nootka Conventions between Britain and Spain, hosted by the Mowachaht chief Maquinna. The Mowachaht (pronounced [muwat͡ʃʼatħ]), which translates to people of...
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    Oka Crisis Iba Beauvais 4 episodes 2007 Luna: Spirit of the Whale Gloria Maquinna Television film 2008 The Guard Ursula recurring role; 4 episodes Just Breathe...
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    Peterson Coquelle Thompson Sacagawea Randy'L He-dow Teton Chief Nicola Maquinna Chief Concomly Wickaninnish Cumshewa Simon Gunanoot Slumach Sealth Leschi...
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    1788 voyage from China to Nootka Sound was Comekela, younger brother of Maquinna, chief of the Mowachaht Nuu-chah-nulth people of the Nootka Sound area...
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    Peterson Coquelle Thompson Sacagawea Randy'L He-dow Teton Chief Nicola Maquinna Chief Concomly Wickaninnish Cumshewa Simon Gunanoot Slumach Sealth Leschi...
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    1783–1821. (1987). The adventures and sufferings of John R. Jewitt: captive of Maquinna. Stewart, Hilary, 1924–, Jewitt, John R. (John Rodgers), 1783–1821. Seattle:...
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