The principal towns known to have been occupied by large bodies of people in comparatively recent times, although not always contemporaneously, are the following, the Kaigani towns being marked with an asterisk:
| Chaahl (on Moresby island) Cumshewa Dadens Gahlinskun Haena Hlielung | Howkan* Kaisun Kasaan* Kayung Kiusta Klinkwan* | Kung Kweundlas* Masset Naikun Ninstints Skedans | Skidegate Sukkwan* Tigun Yaku Yan |
Of these only Howkan, Kasaan, Kayung, Klinkwan, Masset, and Skidegate are now inhabited.
In addition there was formerly an immense number of small towns hardly distinguishable from camps, places that had been occupied as towns at some former time, and mythic or semimythic towns. The following is a partial list of these:
| Aiodjus Atana Atanus Chaahl (on North id.) Chatchini Chets Chuga Chukeu Dadjingits Dahua Daiyu Djigogiga Djigua Djihuagits Edjao Gachigundae Gado (2 towns) Gaedi Gaesigusket Gaiagunkun Gaodjaos Gasins Gatgainans Gitinkalana Guhlga | Gulhlgildjing Gwaeskun Hagi Heudao Hlagi Hlakeguns Hlgadun Hlgaedlin Hlgahet Hlgai Hlgaiha Hlgaiu Hlgihla-ala Hlgadun Hlkia Hluln Hotao Hotdjiboas Hoya-gundla Huados Kadadjans Kadusgo Kae Kaidju Kaidjudal | Kaigani* Kasta Katana Kesa Ket Kil Koagaogit Koga Kogalskun Kostunhana Kundji (2 towns) Kungga Kungielung Kunhalas Kunkia Kuulana Lanadagunga Lanagahlkehoda Lanahawa (2 towns) Lanahilduns Lanas-lnagai (3 towns) Lanaungsuls, Nagus Sahldungkun Sakaedigialas | Sgilgi Sindaskun Sindatahla Singa Skae Skaito Skaos Skena Skudus Stlindagwai Stunhlai Sulustins Ta Te Tlgunghung Tlhingus Tohlka Widja Yagun Yaogus Yasthng Yatza Youahnoe(?) |
Additional Haida Indian Resources
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