Masset, British Columbia

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**Masset, British Columbia, Canada**
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Masset, British Columbia, Canada.
Census division
Regional District	Skeena-Queen Charlotte
Area:	19.45 km²
Founded
Incorporated	1961
Population Village Population	940
Population density	48.33/km²
Time zone	Pacific: UTC -8
Postal code span
Latitude Longitude	54°0′36″N, 132°8′17″W
Elevation	m MSL
Highways	Highway 16
Waterways	Dixon Entrance
Mayor	Barry Pages
Governing body	Masset Village Council

^1(sc) According to the Canada 2006 Census. ^2(gr) Geographic references.

Coordinates: 54°0′36″N, 132°8′17″W

Masset ([ˈmæsət]) is a community in the Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii) in British Columbia, Canada. It is located on the northern coast of Graham Island, the largest island in the archipelago, and is approximately 50 kilometres (30 miles) west of mainland British Columbia. It is the western terminus of the Yellowhead Highway.

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The name Masset was a gift from the Captain of a Spanish vessel that was repaired with the assistance of the Haida citizens of Atewaas, Kayung and Jaaguhl. These three villages accepted the gift and adopted the name Masset to commemorate what might be the first ever contact between Europeans and the Haida nation.

During the early years of Canadian colonization the name Masset and the post office were stolen by the former Reverend Charles Harrison as part of his scheme to sell land. Incidentally this was Haida land that was paper claimed, but contravened both British and Canadian Constitutional law by being parceled out to a select group of British subjects.

The name Masset is currently in use by the Village of Masset, a municipality under Canada legislation and the Village of Old Masset, the original recipient of the name and a village under the Constitution of the Haida Nation.

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