Wiah Island

Wiah Island (53˚40'00" 132˚30'00" W side of Masset Inlet, N of Shannon Bay, Graham I, QCI), Wiah Point (54˚07'00" 132˚19'00" N side of Graham I, between Virago Sd and Masset Hbr). Wiah (or Wiiha), the hereditary name of the chief of the Haida town of Masset, is more commonly spelled Weah. Both features are named after the popular Henry Weah (1852–1932), who became Masset’s headman in 1883. His uncle, who had been one of the first Haida to be baptized a Christian—and had taken the name...

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