This August a Haida-language team set forth from Gaaw to survey the north and west coasts of Haida Gwaii. Guided by elders’ teachings, the Haida language, historical records, and century -old maps, they learned and confirmed a selection of the ancestral place names that cover Haida Gwaii. Haida speaker Hlgawangdlii Read more…
The road has been long, since early 2006, when the proposed Enbridge pipeline project entered the public conversation. Following that announcement the Haida nation has been vocal and engaged in stopping the project, the latest engagement being the hearing at the Federal Court of Appeal, October 1. At the Joint Review Panel hearings in Read more…
Signs tell stories and the signs posted throughout the Islands condemning the proposed Enbridge pipeline project stand with special significance in our communities. They are a reminder to ourselves of the firm position held by most everyone on Haida Gwaii and the fortitude exhibited at the 2012 Joint Review Panel Read more…
Elder and fluent Xaayda Kil speaker Sgaana Jaads K’yaa Ga Xiigans (Golie Hans) gave five youth the chance to paddle with her on a five-day kayaking trip throughout Xaana Kaahlii Gawgaay Skidegate Inlet. “To have a Haida elder spend five days on the water in a kayak, sleeping in a Read more…