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Now is the Time
On this day 50 years ago Haida raised the first gya’aang cedar monument at Gaw Tlagee in close to a century. The day marked the resurgence of a carving tradition Haida have developed since the […]
Carving
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Sahgwii X̲aana K̲aahlii Ngaaysdll Naay GyaaG̲ang
Rhonda Lee McIsaac with Graham Richard With over 500 people pulling together Xaana Kaahlii Ngaaysdll Naay GyaaGang Skidegate Inlet Healing House Monumental Pole rose slowly to stand high. For the first time in 200 years, a monumental […]
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Haida Now!
Saahlinda Naay’s Haida Gwaii Museum’s former Curator Kwiiaawah Jones and current Museum Director Jisgang Nika Collison celebrated the opening of ‘Haida Now’ on March 15. The exhibit features over 450 Haida works at the Museum […]
Carving
Raising a GyaaGang
Graham Richard — Aboriginal Day 21 June Hundreds of witnesses raised a gyaaGang monumental pole in honour of the ancestors who occupied Tlielang Hiellen Village Site, thousands-of-years-old Haida village this June 21. The gyaaGang now […]
Carving
Raising a GyaaGang
Graham Richard — Aboriginal Day 21 June Hundreds of witnesses raised a gyaaGang monumental pole in honour of the ancestors who occupied Tlielang Hiellen Village Site, thousands-of-years-old Haida village this June 21. The gyaaGang now […]
Carving
Raising a GyaaGang
Graham Richard — Aboriginal Day 21 June Hundreds of witnesses raised a gyaaGang monumental pole in honour of the ancestors who occupied Tlielang Hiellen Village Site, thousands-of-years-old Haida village this June 21. The gyaaGang now […]
Carving
Carving
Gud ad hlgang.gulxa (Working Together )
Rhonda Lee McIsaac — Naaw are super cool; they have three hearts and eight arms! Two hearts pump blood through gills and the third pumps it through the rest of the body and there are […]
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What nice Ovoids you have!
Rhonda Lee McIsaac — Over the past few months, Kilthguulans Christian White has been busy instructing the young carvers in the practical application of Northwest Coast Art. Apprentices Daisy White, Shaylana Brown, Jennica Bell, Tiffany […]
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Totem in the Forest: Figures coming to life!
Ileah Mattice As the Hiellen pole nears its raising date, Haida Laas was able to have a quick chat with artist Kilthguulans Christian White to provide another update on the progress of the project. “We […]