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Ninstints is the English name for SG̱ang Gwaay Llanagaay (Red Cod Island Village), a village site of the Haida Nation and part of the Gwaii Haanas National Park and Haida Heritage Site in Haida Gwaii on the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada. Ninstints village site is a World Heritage Site, and a National Historic Site of Canada.

Ninstints today features the largest collection of Haida totem poles in their original locations, many celebrated as great works of art. In Haida tradition, they are being allowed to succumb to the natural decay of the lush temperate rainforest climate. The site on Anthony Island is extremely remote, and access is only by sea or air from towns in the northern part of the islands.

More information on Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada.