Kihlgula Gaay.ya Severn Cullis-Suzuki This article was originally published in Langscape Magazine (Vol. 9, 2020). It was adapted for Haida Laas. I am honored to be an immigrant to Haida Gwaii. My blood comes from England and Japan. My family came to visit Haida Gwaii when I was a child, Read more…
A partnership with Xaad Kil Nee and Skidegate Haida Immersion Program, and a grant from First Peoples Cultural Council, created the three-day Haida Language Conference on February 10 – 12, 2020 in Kxeen. The agenda featured a prayer for opening and closing each day, round of introductions, hearing from the Read more…
K’yuuwee hl ‘waasda Gasdla (Xaad kil)K’iiwaay hla daa Gaasdll (Xaayda kil)Door do push open Kihlgula Gaaya Severn Cullis-Suzuki LISTEN HERE! You can listen to this article online! Haawa to the Haida Gwaii Radio Society for their partnership and expertise. If you want to hear more of Haida Laas’ stories come Read more…
Jaskwaan Bedard LISTEN HERE! You can listen to this article online! Haawa to the Haida Gwaii Radio Society for their partnership and expertise. If you want to hear more of Haida Laas’ stories come alive, drop us a line on Facebook or email CHN Communications at info@haidanation.com. Produced by SGaan Read more…
Rhonda Lee McIsaac The Haida Gwaii Mentor Apprentice Program hosted its third annual winter dinner in December 2019 at the HlGaagilda Skidegate Community Hall to celebrate, honour, and lift up Haida language teachers and learners in the community. Kuunajaad Jenny Cross and Kihlgula Gaaya Severn Cullis-Suzuki were the emcees and Read more…
Skil Jaadee White For more than six decades, basketball has played a huge part in our experience as Haida. If you don’t play the sport yourself, you surely have family and friends who play in the annual All Native Basketball Tournament. Every winter, excitement builds as the Haida Nation prepares Read more…
Graham Richard August 13-17, the Rediscovery Camp at T’aalan Stl’ang Lepas Bay hosted 39 participants including Elders, students, teachers, learners, babies, mentors, and apprentices of the Haida language. Rediscovery Camps started at T’aalan Stl’ang on Haida Gwaii in 1978. Since then, they have provided opportunities for Haida to grow stronger Read more…
How long have you been learning Xaad kil?To some extent, I have been learning Xaad kil my entire life. For me, it was always just something I did, for as far as my memory goes. What inspired you to start learning? My inspiration to continue learning the language is based Read more…
Jaskwaan Bedard Sitting in K’i Uljuus or Mudalaaw Elizabeth “Sibby” Moore’s saanaa nee living room in the early days of K’inad summer, I have the honour to talk with her about the history of language advocacy on Haida Gwaii. We dig deep into the days of Haida language organizing starting Read more…
Jaskwaan Bedard Sitting in K’i Uljuus or Mudalaaw Elizabeth “Sibby” Moore’s saanaa nee living room in the early days of K’inad summer, I have the honour to talk with her about the history of language advocacy on Haida Gwaii. We dig deep into the days of Haida language organizing starting Read more…