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Ninstints
52.0989° N, -131.2175° E
About
SG̱ang Gwaay Llnagaay ("Red Cod Island"), commonly known by its English name Ninstints, is a village site of the Haida people and part of the Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site on Haida Gwaii on the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada. The village site is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a National Historic Site, and a National Marine Conservation site.
Historical Timeline
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Site reduced to camp use
1875
Earliest habitation evidence
at least 10,000 years ago
First recorded European visit
1787
Subsequent maritime contacts
1788
Maritime fur trade encounters and hostility
1789
Pacific Northwest smallpox epidemic
1862
Final relocation of residents
1878
Archaeological Features
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Artistic and Decorative Features
Domestic and Habitation Structures
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