Old Massett Village Council

Old Massett Village Council
Band No. 669
Haida: *G̱aw X̱aadée Council Née*
People	Haida
Headquarters	Old Massett
Province	British Columbia
Land
Main reserve	Masset 1
Other reserve(s)	List Ain 6 ; Cohoe Point 20 ; Daningay 12 ; Egeria Bay 19 ; Guoyskun 22 ; Hiellen 2 ; Jalun 14 ; Kioosta 15 ; Kose 9 ; Kung 11 ; Lanas 4 ; Mammin River 25 ; Meagwan 8 ; Naden 10 ; Owun 24 ; Saouchten 18 ; Susk 17 ; Tatense 16 ; Tiahn 27 ; Tlaa Gaa Aawtlaas 28 ; Yagan 3 ; Yan 7 ; Yasitkun 21 ; Yatze 13 ;
Land area	9.7 km2
Population (2024)
On reserve	700
On other land	64
Off reserve	2519
Total population	3283
Government
Chief	Donald Edgars
Council	2023–26 Lisa Bell ; Cecil Brown ; Robert Brown ; Benjamin Edgars ; Ashley Jacobson ; Brodie Swanson ; Lisa White ;
Tribal Council
	Council of the Haida Nation
Website
	oldmassettvillagecouncil.com

Old Massett Village Council (Haida: G̱aw X̱aadée Council Née) is a band government of the Haida people, located in Old Massett, on Haida Gwaii. Old Massett Village Council is one of two Canadian band governments for the Haida Nation, the other is the Skidegate Band Council.^[1] The main governing body of the Haida people is the Council of the Haida Nation.

Reserves

Old Massett Village Council has 27 reserves, whose combined total area is 9.7 km², with the main reserve being Masset 1. The majority of the reserves are located on Graham Island, with 4 located on the nearby Langara Island. Reserves numbered 1-16 were part of the initial allotment by reserve commissioner Peter O'Reilly in 1882. Numbers 17-21 were allotted by Royal Commission in 1916.^[2]

List of reserves
No.	Name	Location	Island	Area (hectares)
1	Massett	E shore of Masset Inlet below its entry point	Graham	299.5
2	Hiellen	Mouth of Hiellen River, south of Tow Hill Provincial Park, McIntyre Bay	Graham	27.4
3	Yagan	at Yakan Point, west of Tow Hill Provincial Park, on McIntyre Bay	Graham	34.8
4	Lanas	at the mouth of the Yakoun River, Yakoun Bay, SE shore of Masset Inlet	Graham	78
5	Satunquin	Strathdang Kwun, point on west side of Yakoun Bay, Masset Inlet	Graham	3.6
6	Ain	N shore of Masset Inlet	Graham	66.4
7	Yan	W side of entrance to Masset Inlet	Graham	106.8
8	Meagwan	at Wiah Point, N coast of Graham Island east of Virago Sound	Graham	19.8
9	Kose	left bank of the Naden River, four miles south of the mouth of Naden Harbour	Graham	3.6
10	Naden	at mouth of Standly Creek, Naden Harbour	Graham	2.6
11	Kung	W side of Alexandra Narrows, which connects Naden Harbour and Virago Sound	Graham	28.7
12	Danigay	W side of Virago Sound	Graham	8.5
13	Yatze	SE of Klashwun Point, W of Virago Sound	Graham	18.2
14	Jalun	NW of Nankivell Point, mouth of Jalun River	Graham	7.1
15	Kioosta	south shore of Parry Passage, site of Kiusta	Graham	40.9
16	Tatense	SW tip of Langara Island, south of Parry Passage	Langara	6.5
17	Susk	Peril Bay east of Frederick Island	Graham	63.1
18	Saouchten	Rooney Point, west side of Masset Harbour	Graham	11.4
19	Egeria Bay		Langara	10.1
20	Cohoe Point	west side of Virago Sound	Graham	8.5
21	Yasitkun	northwest coast of Langara Island	Langara	20.2
22	Guoyskun	Rhodeas Point	Langara	20.2
23	Naden	at mouth of Standly Creek, Naden Harbour	Graham	2.6
24	Owun	at the mouth of Awun River on Awun Bay, south shore of Masset Inlet	Graham	3
25	Mammin River	mouth of the Mamin River on Mammin Bay, Masset Inlet	Graham	2.5
27	Tiahn	Tiany Bay	Graham	2.3
28	Tlaa Gaa Aawtlaas		Graham	63.7

References

^ ^a ^b "First Nation Profiles - Old Massett Village Council". Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. 2024-05-03. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
^ Department of Mines and Resources (1943-03-31). Schedule of Indian Reserves in the Dominion of Canada Part 2: Reserves in the Province of British Columbia Recompiled and Corrected up to March 31, 1943 (Report). Ottawa: Government of Canada. pp. 396–403. Retrieved 2024-12-24 – via Library and Archives Canada.

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[CIRNAC-1] "First Nation Profiles - Old Massett Village Council". Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. 2024-05-03. Retrieved 2024-12-20.

[2] Department of Mines and Resources (1943-03-31). Schedule of Indian Reserves in the Dominion of Canada Part 2: Reserves in the Province of British Columbia Recompiled and Corrected up to March 31, 1943 (Report). Ottawa: Government of Canada. pp. 396–403. Retrieved 2024-12-24 – via Library and Archives Canada.

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