inside the hupacasath territory there are five reserves. ahahswinis (reserve #1) is located on the north side of the somass river in port alberni. this is the main village of the hupacasath tribe. in the past the people here conducted several activities such as hunting, fishing, potlatching, berry and fruit picking etc. currently this reserve is home to the majority of the hupacasath people and some of the people still conduct some of the activities on this reserve that their ancestors did in the past as well.