Swan Bay

Swan Bay (52˚20'00" 131˚18'00" S side of Burnaby I, off SE side of Moresby I, QCI), Swan Islands (Entrance to Swan Bay). James Gilchrist Swan (1818–1900) was commissioned by the Smithsonian Institution in 1883 to tour the QCI and collect Haida First Nation artifacts for the museum. He also prepared reports for the US Fish and Fisheries Commission and for the Bureau of Ethnology. Haida artist Johnny Kit Elswa, from Tanu, acted as his guide and interpreter. Swan was born in Massachusetts but...

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