Citizenship
Xaayda ‘Waadluxan K’wii Haida Citizenship Program
The Xaayda ‘Waadluxan K’wii Haida Citizenship Act was adopted on May 31, 2017 at the Special House of Assembly. The program has been in development for many years with early discussions going back as far as 1974.
As part of the program development, the next phase is to build a database of citizens by registering all Haida from around the world. Upon registration, you will receive a certificate of Haida citizenship, and in the future, cards will be issued as official identification. We are also working to integrate the card into other Haida Nation programs and services, including Right to Access and elections.
To verify citizenship throughout the registration process, the Xaayda ‘Waadluxan K’wii Haida Citizenship Act uses clan trees that have been produced by each clan of the Nation. Please complete the registration application to the best of your ability and drop-off at the Council of the Haida Nation in Gaw Tlagee or HIGaagilda, and you can also submit by email.
If you need more information, please email at: citizenship@haidanation.com, or phone the G̱aw office at 250.626.5252.