Kimsquit

Kimsquit is a former village of the Nuxalk^[1] at the mouth of the Dean River on the northeast side of Dean Channel in the Central Coast region of British Columbia, Canada.^[2] Kemsquit Indian Reserve No. 1 is nearby at 52°49′00″N 126°58′00″W,^[3] which is on Kimsquit Bay; Kimsquit Mountain is nearby.

The village was shelled by the H.M.S Rocket Royal Navy in 1877.^[4] Kimsquit was subsequently rebuilt by the federal government working through the department of indian after a payout of 1,200 dollars was approved for its reconstruction.^[5]