Ninstints

Anthony Island lies near the southern tip of the Haida Gwaii archipelago, once called the Queen Charlotte Islands, and is among its smallest. On its shore stand the remains of large wooden buildings and dwellings built by the Kunghit Haida, who left the settlement of Ninstints in the late 1800s. Drawing on archival documents, scientific findings and photographs, George F. MacDonald reconstructs the village's past. He describes the homes, the lives of its leading chiefs, and the events that led to the community's departure.