Graham Island

Graham Island, British Columbia, Canada
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Hiellen Indian Reserve No. 2 (Q5752950)
item type: protected area
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Hiellen 2, properly known as Hiellen Indian Reserve No. 2, is an Indian reserve on the north coast of Graham Island in the Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada. It is located at the mouth of the Hiellen River and is the site of the former Haida village of Hiellen, once one of the largest and most important. The reserve is under the administration of the Old Massett Village Council and is 27.4 ha in size.

Hiellen (Q119039688)
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Hiellen, anglicized from the Haida name Tlielang, and also spelled in various ways such as Hliiyalang (Bringhurst) and Łi'elᴀñ (Swanton), was a historic Haida village located on the northern shore of Graham Island, at the mouth of the Hiellen River, across the river from Taaw Tldáaw (formerly "Tow Hill"), in Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada.

This item might be defunct. The English Wikipedia article is in these categories: Former populated places in British Columbia
CFS Masset (Q5010841)
item type: Canadian Forces base
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Canadian Forces Station Masset (French: Station des forces canadiennes Masset) was a Canadian Forces station and signals intercept facility located near Masset, British Columbia. The station was officially stood-down on 1 April 1997 and re-established as Canadian Forces Station Leitrim Detachment Masset.

This item might be defunct. The English Wikipedia article is in these categories: Canadian Forces bases in Canada (closed)
Old Massett (Q15263823)
item type: human settlement
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Old Massett, named G̱aw in X̱aad kíl, is an Indigenous Canadian village on Graham Island in Haida Gwaii, British Columbia. It lies on the east side of Masset Sound close to the town of Masset; the area of land it is on is legally designated Masset Indian Reserve No. 1, or Masset 1. The original name of the settlement was Uttewas, meaning "white-slope village" in the Haida language. It is populated by Haida people of both Ḵuustak, the Eagle matrilineage, and Ḵayx̱al, the Raven matrilineage. The town is administered by the Old Massett Village Council. Its population has fluctuated over the last one hundred and fifty years; smallpox, especially the 1862 Pacific Northwest smallpox epidemic, drastically reduced its numbers in the late 1800s, but in 1968, it had over 1,000 people and was the largest village in Haida Gwaii. In 2009, the Village Council counted 2,698 band members in the area; the 2016 census counted 555 living at the Old Massett townsite.

Masset Water Aerodrome (Q650548)
item type: seaplane base / commercial traffic aerodrome
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Masset Water Aerodrome (TC LID: CBN4) is located adjacent to Masset, British Columbia, Canada.

Masset 1 (Q22448077)
item type: Indian reservation of Canada
Summary from Svenska / Swedish Wikipedia (svwiki)

Masset Indian Reserve 1 (franska: Réserve indienne Masset 1) är ett reservat i Kanada. Det ligger i North Coast Regional District och provinsen British Columbia, i den sydvästra delen av landet, 4 100 km väster om huvudstaden Ottawa.

North Coast Regional District (Q277291)
item type: regional district in British Columbia
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The North Coast Regional District (until 2016 known as the Skeena–Queen Charlotte Regional District) is a quasi-municipal administrative area in British Columbia. It is located on British Columbia's west coast and includes Haida Gwaii (formerly the Queen Charlotte Islands), the largest of which are Graham Island and Moresby Island. Its administrative offices are in the City of Prince Rupert.

website: https://www.ncrdbc.com

Duu Guusd Heritage Site/Conservancy (Q104865995)
item type: protected area of Canada
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Duu Guusd Heritage Site/Conservancy is a heritage site and conservancy located in the northwest corner of Graham Island in the Haida Gwaii archipelago of British Columbia, Canada. It was established on March 23, 2008 to protect the ecological integrity and cultural importance of the region. The conservancy is part of an archipelago-wide system of protected areas that includes Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site, Gwaii Haanas National Marine Conservation Area Reserve and Haida Heritage Site, and 17 other provincially protected areas.

Kiidk'yaas (Q1741170)
item type: remarkable tree
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Kiidk'yaas (meaning "ancient tree" in the Haida language), also known as the Golden Spruce, was a Sitka spruce tree (Picea sitchensis 'Aurea') that grew on the banks of the Yakoun River on the Haida Gwaii archipelago in British Columbia, Canada. It had a rare genetic mutation that caused its needles to be golden in colour (rather than the usual green). Kiidk'yaas was considered sacred by the Haida people.

This item might be defunct. The English Wikipedia article is in these categories: Demolished buildings and structures in British Columbia
Phantom Creek Formation (Q17514438)
item type: formation
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Phantom Creek Formation is a geologic formation of the Maude Group in British Columbia. It preserves fossils dating back to the Early Jurassic period.

Cameron Range (Q5026350)
item type: mountain range
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Cameron Range is a small, low mountain range in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, located on the north side of Port Chanal on the western side of Graham Island of Haida Gwaii. It has an area of 41 km2 (16 sq mi), and is a subrange of the Queen Charlotte Mountains, which, in turn, forms a part of the Insular Mountains.

Haida Heritage Centre (Q16197365)
item type: building / heritage centre
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Haida Heritage Centre is the premier cultural centre and museum of the Haida people. It is located in Skidegate, a community on Graham Island in Haida Gwaii off the Pacific coast of British Columbia, Canada. The centre is situated just south of the site of a historical village in Kay Llnagaay (pronounced kie-il-na-guy, which means "Town of Sea Lions"). The Centre was built and is managed by Gwaalagaa Naay, an economic development branch of the Skidegate Band Council, the owners of the site. It is one of the major aboriginal cultural tourism attractions in Haida Gwaii and has been described as "a place for the Haida voice to be heard." Educational programs are offered in partnership with School District 50 Haida Gwaii, the University of Northern British Columbia, and with the Haida Gwaii Higher Education Society.

Yaaguun Suu Conservancy (Q116143081)
item type: protected area of Canada
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Yaaguun Suu Conservancy is a conservancy in Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada. The total area is 7,970 hectares (19,700 acres). It covers Yakoun Lake and its watershed.