The Spanish explorer Juan Pérez was the first European to visit the area of Cloak Bay.
He reached the area in July 1774 and met with a group of Haida near the northwest tip of Langara Island.
During the early contact era there were a number of villages on or near Cloak Bay, including Kiusta, Dadens, Yaku,[5] Ta, Chaahl, Chief Cuneah of Kiusta had influence over the region during the maritime fur trade era.
Before long the furs from Cloak Bay were among the most expensive, although it remained an important trading site for decades.
[1] Other early traders who visited Cloak Bay include William Douglas in 1789, John Boit of the Union, in 1795,[7] Charles Bishop of the Ruby, in 1795, and many others.