Totem of Chief Maquinna

Outdoor totem remembering the Mowachaht chief central to Nootka Sound history

The Totem of Chief Maquinna stands outdoors at Yuquot, a direct reminder that this was not an empty cove awaiting European history. Maquinna and the Mowachaht people controlled trade and diplomacy here long before outsiders understood the coast.

See it together with the cultural centre rather than as a standalone object. The power of Yuquot is in the whole site.

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