Koya Bay

Koya Bay (52˚13'00" 131˚04'00" S side of Carpenter Bay, SE end of Moresby I, QCI), Koya Point (52˚11'00" 131˚01'00" SE end of Moresby I, N of E entrance to Houston Stewart Channel). Koya (or Koyah) was the most important Haida chief in the southern QCI in the late 18th century, when the first fur traders arrived. He was family chief of all the Raven crest villages in the region. Koya was notorious for his warlike disposition, though his early dealings with George Dixon and Charles Duncan in...

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