Oweekeno

Owikeno Lake stretches into the mountains behind Rivers Inlet, joined to the sea by the short Wannock River. This is the homeland of the Wuikinuxv, whose families moved among fishing places and other resource sites through the seasons. Eulachon returned to the Wannock in spring, while salmon travelled through the river to the lake and its tributaries. Ceremonies and potlatches brought people together and affirmed the responsibilities of families to one another and to their places.