Chaatl
Chaatl, also spelled Cha'atl, Tsaa'ahl, Tts’aa’ahl, and other variations, was a historic Haida village located on the shore of Chaatl Island, facing south across Buck Channel to the western side of northern Moresby Island, near the western end of Skidegate Channel, Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada. Across Buck Channel from Chaatl was the long-abandoned village site of Niisii. There were close connections between Chaatl and the nearby village of Kaisun, about 10 km (6.2 mi) to the south in a straight line, or about 20 km (12 mi) by water.
Chaatl
Ttsaa'ahl | |
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Historic Haida village | |
Chaatl Location of Chaatl in British Columbia | |
| Coordinates: 53°6′28″N 132°31′36″W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Haida Nation | Haida Gwaii |
Chaatl is within the Daawuuxusda Conservancy.
According to John R. Swanton, Chaatl is the village written as Kow-welth by John Work in his list and census of towns conducted around 1836–41. Work described Chaatl as having 35 houses and 561 inhabitants. The Haida told Swanton that there had been a great fire in Chaatl sometime after 1878, which destroyed a large part of the town. Evidence of 25 house sites was found during surveys done in 1968 and 1970, verified by photographs from about 1900.