Blunden Harbour

It is located the mainland side of Queen Charlotte Strait about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northeast of Port Hardy.

In 1964, the community was forced to relocate to Port Hardy after the Canadian Department of Indian and Northern Affairs threatened to cut off support for housing, education, and services if they remained in their isolated location.

[7] Blunden Harbour was home to a well-known school of Kwakwaka'wakw artists, the most notable being Willie Seaweed.

[8] Blunden Harbour is the title of an Emily Carr painting, based on a 1901 photograph taken by Dr Charles F. Newcombe of the village.

[12][13] In it, Gardner inaccurately describes the location of Blunden Harbour as being "a small village on the coast of Vancouver Island.