Malahat Nation – Page 3 – We are the Malahat for which this region is named. Malahat Nation is a proud Coast Salish Indigenous community and one of the five W̱SÁNEĆ (Saanich) Nations. We are situated between Victoria and Mill Bay, British Columbia, Canada with two reserve lands located on the western shore of Saanich Inlet nestled beneath Malahat Mountain, one of the most sacred sites on southern Vancouver Island.