Ahousaht, also spelled Ahousat ( or )), is the principal settlement on Flores Island, in

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. Accessible only by water or air, Ahousaht is a small community predominantly composed of

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First Nation people. The settlement is named for the subgroup of the Nuu-chah-nulth people known as

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. Ahousaht First Nation combines the Ahousaht, Manhousaht and Keltsmaht under one administration. The other main settlement of Ahousaht First Nation is at

Marktosis Marktosis, also spelled ''Maaqtusiis'' in the Nuu-chah-nulth language, is one of the principal settlements of Ahousaht First Nation, located off the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, just southeast of the Hesquiat Penins ...

References

* * ("Old Ahousat")

External links

Ahousaht First Nation website
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