Graham Richard — Aboriginal Day 21 June Hundreds of witnesses raised a gyaaGang monumental pole in honour of the ancestors who occupied Tlielang Hiellen Village Site, thousands-of-years-old Haida village this June 21. The gyaaGang now stands beside Hl’yaalang Gandlee, the river that runs beside Taaw Tow Hill. At a carving Read more…
Graham Richard — Aboriginal Day 21 June Hundreds of witnesses raised a gyaaGang monumental pole in honour of the ancestors who occupied Tlielang Hiellen Village Site, thousands-of-years-old Haida village this June 21. The gyaaGang now stands beside Hl’yaalang Gandlee, the river that runs beside Taaw Tow Hill. At a carving Read more…
Graham Richard — Aboriginal Day 21 June Hundreds of witnesses raised a gyaaGang monumental pole in honour of the ancestors who occupied Tlielang Hiellen Village Site, thousands-of-years-old Haida village this June 21. The gyaaGang now stands beside Hl’yaalang Gandlee, the river that runs beside Taaw Tow Hill. At a carving Read more…
Rhonda Lee McIsaac — Over the past few months, Kilthguulans Christian White has been busy instructing the young carvers in the practical application of Northwest Coast Art. Apprentices Daisy White, Shaylana Brown, Jennica Bell, Tiffany Boyko, Jay Bellis, Captain Stewart-Burton, Shane Bell, and Paul Biron have all had their tools Read more…
Ileah Mattice As the Hiellen pole nears its raising date, Haida Laas was able to have a quick chat with artist Kilthguulans Christian White to provide another update on the progress of the project. “We are recreating a pole from the 1820’s, that stood on Haida Gwaii for 100 years Read more…
Rhonda Lee McIsaac — Artist Kilthguulans Christian White takes time out of his lunch hour to provide an update on the progress of the work going into the Totem in the Forest project. There are only 20 days left before the new pole is raised at Tlielang beside the river Read more…