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PRESS RELEASE MAY 27, 2019 Free museum admissions for Island residents, courtesy of Gwaii Trust Haida Gwaii residents can visit three local museums free of charge this year, thanks to a gift from the Gwaii Trust Society to mark its 25th anniversary. “The Gwaii Trust board believes that sharing the Read more…

PRESS RELEASE Skidegate Band Council and Old Massett Village Council create new Partnership, Tll Yahda Energy. “Tll Yahda”, Make It Right. May 28, 2019 – We, the Skidegate Band Council (SBC) and Old Massett Village Council (OMVC), are pleased to announce our 50/50 partnership, Tll Yahda Energy (TYE) to initiate, Read more…

For Immediate Release: May 24, 2019   Bitumen Reference Case Decision – Response from Haida and Heiltsuk This morning, the B.C. Court of Appeal handed down a decision that reduces the power of provinces to protect lands and waters from inter-provincial infrastructural projects, and fails to recognize the role of Read more…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 29, 2019 CHN and Communities collaborate to get Community Forest tenure issued this year Gaw Tlagee Massett, Haida Gwaii: The Council of the Haida Nation and communities on Haida Gwaii have worked collaboratively for many years to manage a community forest based on shared principles of Read more…

News Release: 12 February 2019 The Council of the Haida Nation is intervening in Ahousaht fisheries appeal in support of Nuu-Chah-Nulth commercial fishing rights The Council of the Haida Nation is joining eight Nuu-Cha-Nulth Nations at the BC Court of Appeal this week. The Nuu-Chah-Nulth seek further recognition of their Read more…

News Release The Council of the Haida Nation stands in Solidarity with Wet’suwet’en 10 January 2019, Haida Gwaii As a sovereign nation, the Wet’suwet’en have the right to live in balance with their lands and waters and have a responsibility to defend their culture, language, and lifeways. In 1985, we Read more…