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Chief Maquinna, Mowachaht Chief. Maquinna (also transliterated Muquinna, Macuina, Maquilla) was the chief of the Nuu-chah-nulth people of Nootka Sound, during the heyday of the maritime fur trade in the 1780s and 1790s on the Pacific Northwest Coast. The name means "possessor of pebbles".
Maquinna was a chief who controlled the maritime fur trade in Nootka Sound in the late 1700s. He negotiated with Europeans, formed alliances, and influenced the Nootka Crisis and the American claim over the land.
Feb 7, 2006 · Maquinna, or Mukwina, meaning "possessor of pebbles,"was a Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) chief (fl 1778-95?). Maquinna was the ranking leader of the Moachat group of Nootka Sound Indigenous people on the west coast of Vancouver Island during the early years of European contact.
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Hot Springs Cove is located along a remote area of Vancouver Island's west coast, in Maquinna Provincial Park, about 50km (31 Miles) northwest of Tofino. Access to the park is by taking a 1 - 1.5 hour water taxi trip or a 20-minute float plane flight from Tofino.
Mar 29, 2017 · When a British ship lands in Nootka Sound, Chief Maquinna knows that the world has come to call. His leadership and diplomacy set the tone for the next 60 years of trade along the Pacific...
Feb 20, 2021 · Learn about Maquinna, a powerful chief who controlled the maritime fur trade on the Pacific Northwest Coast in the late-1700s. Hear how he interacted with European explorers, traders, and rivals, and how he influenced the Nootka Crisis.
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 approximately 30 m (98 ft) above the mean level of the northeastern Pacific Ocean and lies directly along the southern expression of the left lateral, strike-slip Nootka Fault .
