Toquaht First Nation

"people of the narrow place in front," or  "people of the narrow channel."

Toquaht First Nation has 7 Traditional Village Sites covering 196 hectares and is the smallest of the Nuu-chah-nulth Central Region Nations with 135 members most of whom live living away from home. 

The Nuu-chah-nulth people have lived on the west coast of Vancouver Island for an estimated 10,000 years or more. Their traditional society lived in harmony with the rich resources of the coastal temperate rainforest.

There are 6 reserve sites. The only inhabited site is Macoah. It is located by Macoah Passage just west of Toquaht Bay on the north side Barkley Sound. Protected by a group of Islands, Macoah is where a number of Toquaht Band Members make their home. It was populated many years ago but had lain vacant for several years. About 25 years ago 9 houses were built on it and a few members moved back. It is accessed by sea or Toquaht Forest Service Road off of Highway 4.

The 5 other sites are Deekyakus, Chenatha, Dookqua, Dookqua (a), and Stewart Bay. All located within Barkley Sound.