Haida Protected Areas

HAIDA PROTECTED AREAS (HPA's)

HAIDA PROTECTED AREAS :

Duu Guusd (148,800 ha)

Tllaal (Tlell Watershed) (31,437ha)

Yaagan Siwaay (Yakoun Lake Basin and River Corridor) (18,300 ha)

Tsuuguus Gandll (Security Inlet) (7,939 ha)

Jiinanga (Government Creek) (1,770 ha)

Qyadgayuaaw-Qaysun (Kitgoro/Niisii and Kaisun Village) (4,761 ha)

Gwaii Gawgaay (Kootenay Inlet) (3,650 ha)

Kunxaalas (Grey Bay-Cumshewa) (4,925 ha)

Kumdis Slough (1,101 ha)

Nang Xaldangaas (Naden Harbor - Masset Inlet) (21,760 ha)

Qanuu (Carew Bay) (2,073 ha)

Qanuu Gandll (Kano Inlet - Givenchy Anchorage) (2,803 ha)

The Haida Protected Areas are land designations and administrative decisions of the
Council of the Haida Nation. These HPAs represent the only land use planning other
than logging plans being done by the province. These areas account for approximately
250,000 hectares of land. Throughout all of the Haida Protected Areas, as with the
whole of Haida Gwaii, these areas have been integral to Haida culture.

DUU GUUSD
Duu Guusd was the first area designated by the Haida Nation in 1989 as a 'Tribal Park", changed only by relentless seas and pounding rain since ancient times. It supports a valuable interaction of bird, fish, animal and plant life. Duu Guusd Tribal Park has been the home of the Haida Gwaii Rediscovery Society since 1978.

Duu Guusd has faced almost annual attempts at logging by industry. It is
temporarily protected under Part 13 of the Forest Act and cannot be used
for logging.

GWAII HAANAS
Gwaii Haanas was the second area designated as a Haida Heritage Site. After
an extended campaign, the region now enjoys full protection under an agreement
with Canada.

JIINANGA (GOVERNMENT CREEK)
Jiinanga was added to the list of Haida Protected Areas in 1994 in light of horrendous
logging practices throughout Haida Gwaii. It is the last intact watershed in Skidegate
Channel West, Skidegate Narrows, and Skidegate Inlet. Jiinanga is at the west end of
Skidegate Narrows. The watershed covers approximately 1,770 hectares.

TSUUGUUS GANDLl (SECURITY INLET)
One of the most sheltered areas on the west coast of Moresby Island, Security Inlet
has been used by our people for centuries.

TLALL (TLELL WATERSHED)
The Tlall Protected Area includes the headwaters and main stream channel of what
is known as the Tlell River. The Tlell would be considered for only limited ecoforestry
that could protect inherent values.

KOOTENEY INLET
Kootenay Inlet, on the west coast of Moresby Island, contains high cultural values
for our people, including ecological values.

YAAGAN SIWAAY (YAKOUN RIVER CORRIDOR AND YAKOUN LAKE WATERSHED)
The Yakoun watershed, including Yakoun River and Lake, lies at the heart of Graham
Island. It is the largest river system on Haida Gwaii, and has met the spiritual and
material needs of our people for millenia. Extensively logged, the remaining ancient
forest corridor along the Yakoun must become the focus of intense restoration efforts.
Our people return to the river every summer and fall to catch salmon for the year.

Because of the heavy impacts the Yakoun corridor has suffered, the Haida Nation seeks to restore this area to ensure that it will provide for the spiritual and material well-being of our people.

QYADGAYUAAW-QAYSUN (KITGORO/NIISII AND KAISUN VILLAGE)
This area has high cultural and historical values for our people, including
habitation by our people. There are also spectacular old-growth forests
in this area.

KUNXAALAS (GREY BAY - CUMSHEWA)
This Haida Protected Area is a culturally and historically important food
gathering and settlement area. It is one of the few remaining natural forests
on North Moresby Island.

KUMDIS SLOUGH
Kumdis Slough is an internationally significant wetland, waterfowl, and salmonid habitat area. It is an area of high Haida use for cedar and other plants and food gathering, and should be protected from industrial logging.