Clayoquot

/ˈkleɪoʊkwɑːt/ noun

Definition

A Native American people of the Pacific Northwest, or their language or cultural artifacts.

Etymology

From the Nuu-chah-nulth language; 'Clayoquot' refers to a specific First Nations group originally from the Clayoquot Sound region of British Columbia.

Kelly Says

Clayoquot Sound became globally famous in the 1990s for environmental activism when 'Clayoquot Summer' saw massive protests against old-growth logging in this Indigenous territory.

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