3-572: 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
6-593: 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
9-707: 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. Old Massett is home to a number of totem poles : Some Old Massett artists star on the Knowledge Network television series Ravens and Eagles . 54°02′24″N 132°11′17″W / 54.040°N 132.188°W / 54.040; -132.188 This article about
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