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…
Kung photo: Ileah Mattice Rhonda Lee McIsaac Looking out at the water from the shoreline, black k’yaaluuwee Pelagic cormorants stand against the shifting wind patterns and heavy washes of waves. They perch on the rocky outcroppings each year in varying numbers. Southern breezes shift to the North bringing colder air Read more…
Haida Gwaii inspired a season full of film this summer with crews working on local projects, veteran film crews returning to the Islands to present completed works and new filmmakers starting fresh projects. Moosemeat & Marmalade was one of the television crews to be caught on Haida Gwaii filming for Read more…
Rhonda Lee McIsaac It’s fall and back to school time! Outside, children are playing and getting muddy and wet. Playing is a great way to get exercise, gain more independence, meet other groups of children, enjoy the benefits of clean air, and stretch those physical and cognitive muscles. The benefits Read more…
“X̲aayda kil jii.nga x̲aaynang.nga G̲as ga.” Nang Kiingaay Yuu7ans James Young Rhonda Lee McIsaac The secret is out! 2019’s list of Haida graduand’s grew larger when nine k̲’aay.yas Haida elders were formally invited to receive their honorary doctorate degrees from Vancouver Island University. For a good minute the room was Read more…
Rhonda Lee McIsaac A Haida animator who worked on Black Panther is celebrating the movie’s seven Oscar nominations. Gin K’alang Gayaa Josh Samuels was the lead roto animator for Marvel’s 1.3-billion-dollar box office smash. The work has not slowed down for Gin K’alang Gayaa. “It’s so amazing the movie is Read more…