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Maquinna

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CanadaPoliticiansLived 1850 to 1900 · aged 50
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Maquinna 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".

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Chief Maquinna, Mowachaht ChiefChief Maquinna, Mowachaht ChiefCallicum and Maquinna from the Italian translation of John Meares' Voyages (Naples 1796)Callicum and Maquinna from the Italian translation of John Meares' Voyages (Naples 1796)Maquinna's hat in the Museum of the Americas in MadridMaquinna's hat in the Museum of the Americas in Madrid

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Maquinna 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". His people are today known as the Mowachaht and reside today with their kin, the Muchalaht, at Gold River, British Columbia, Canada.

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Canada
Category
Politicians
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Politician
Status
deceased
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Lived 1850 to 1900 · aged 50
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