A unique chiefly robe and a private ceremony made public, gave visitors and Islanders a glimpse into the intimate world of weavers. Artist Kujuuhl Evelyn Vanderhoop presented her most recent Naaxiin robe Friday, August 21 […]
The next hurdle in the ongoing effort to defend the lands and waters around Haida Gwaii and across the north from supertankers and oil pipelines is just around the corner. This October the Haida, Gitga’at, […]
By Graham Richard — A keen of murrelets, the slosh of breaking waves and the hush of hemlock branches are sounds of Haida Gwaii. To children that live here those sounds are as recognizable as […]
Graham Richard — Dancing and singing recommenced in the afternoon on Tuesday, June 30, starting with a welcome by the Heiltsuk hereditary leaders. Then Heiltsuk children flooded the floor as they started the day. Their […]
By Graham Richard. Photos by Tawla Jaad — Figures are beginning to take shape on the ‘United’ pole in Tluu Naay Canoe house, at Ḵay Llnagaay. Chip-by-chip, slender cedar slices fall away and collect in the newly created […]
Potlatching began on Monday, June 29 at the Bella Bella Community Centre in Waglisla. Gathered outside the hall in the hot summer afternoon Haida nation representatives prepared to formally enter. Some of the singers quietly […]
By Tawla Jaad — The week of July 17, in consultation with Water Treatment Plant Operator, John Smith, the Skidegate Band Council realized that it’s water supply was getting very low. To address the issue a […]
By Graham Richard — This June eighty Haida traversed an ancient trade route, retraced infinitely by coastal ancestors over thousands of years: the inside passage. The group was on their way to a peace treaty […]
The Council of the Haida Nation has posted a public notice in 12 community newspapers from Haida Gwaii to Williams Lake. The notice describes Enbridge’s latest campaign in communities and restates the nation’s position on […]
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