Wakeman Sound
Wakeman Sound is a sound on the South Coast of British Columbia, Canada, located in the area north of the Broughton Archipelago, which lies on the north side of Queen Charlotte Strait, on the northeast side of Broughton Island. It is a sidewater opening of and opening north off Kingcome Inlet.
It is the traditional home of the Haxwa'mis, who are a part of the Kwakwaka'wakw. Recently, the Haxwa'mis people amalgamated with the Kwikwasut'inuxw and are known as the Kwikwasut'inuxw Haxwa'mis.
Alalco Indian Reserve No. 8 is at the mouth of the Wakeman River into Wakeman Sound, on its west shore at 51°04′00″N 126°32′00″W / 51.06667°N 126.53333°W, which is on the site of Okwialis, a former village of the Haxwa'mis, also spelled huxwiay'lis and Atlalko. at 51°02′30″N 126°32′00″W / 51.04167°N 126.53333°W To the south, on the shore of Wakeman Sound, is Dug-da-myse Indian Reserve No. 12, at 51°02′00″N 126°31′00″W / 51.03333°N 126.51667°W, and to the south of that is another Indian reserve, Kyidagwis Indian Reserve No. 2 at 51°01′00″N 126°33′00″W / 51.01667°N 126.55000°W
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