marktosis is the only one of 25 ahousaht reserves occupied year-round. others are traditional fishing stations and areas of seasonal resource extraction, considered uninhabitable for year-round settlement. many of these reserves, designated by the government of the day, tended to mark the general areas that were inhabited by the various members of the nation at the time of contact. it is only after contact that the bulk of members came to live on i.r 15 (marktosis). all ahousaht reserves are accessible only by boat or floatplane. the nation reports that there is a strong interest among members living "away from home" to return if housing and employment were available.