Alert Bay, British Columbia

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Alert Bay, British Columbia, Canada

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Image:Alert Bay, British Columbia Location.png Alert Bay, British Columbia, Canada.
Census division
Regional District	Regional District of Mount Waddington
Area:	1.78 km²
Founded
Incorporated	1946
Population Village Population	556 (2006)
Population density	312.9/km²
Time zone	Pacific: UTC -8
Postal code span
Latitude Longitude	50°34′48″N, 126°56′11″W
Elevation	m MSL
Highways	Alert Bay-Sointula ferry Port McNeil-Alert Bay ferry
Waterways	Johnstone Strait
Mayor
Governing body	Alert Bay Village Council
1(sc) According to the Canada 2006 Census. 2(gr) Geographic references.

Alert Bay (2006 Population 556) is a small community on Cormorant Island, British Columbia, Canada. Cormorant Island consists primarily of the village of Alert Bay.

Approximately half of the population is First Nations people. The village is in Kwakwaka'wakw territory.

There is one automatic teller machine, one grocery store and one museum in Alert Bay. The town is served by a public-use airport, the Alert Bay Airport.

In 1921, the Federal Government, in an effort to stop the potlatch under Section 116 of the Indian Act, pillaged the community of such items as wooden masks, copper shields, and potlatch-dance regalia, some of which were later placed in the U’mista Cultural Centre in the village. During the 70s and 80s, the population regained their possessions after long negotiations. The artifacts housed in the cultural centre were given back to the village population as well as items stored in other museums.^[1]

[edit] References

1. ^ Dancing around Alert Bay. Straight.com. Retrieved on 2006-06-01.

[edit] See also

• Musgamagw Tsawataineuk Tribal Council
• ‘Namgis First Nation

[edit] External links

• Alert Bay Adventures - Alert Bay tourism information
• Village of Alert Bay
• Alert Bay's Census Results