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…
Graham Richard School District 50 supported seven Haida youth as they climbed Tllgaduu Slatechuck Mountain to collect k‘aas hlGaa argillite on Friday November 16. Lupdaagaa Robert Vogstad and Luu Xxydals Sascha Jones led the team safely up the inlet, across a stream, through swamp, over root, and up rugged the Read more…
Ileah Mattice The soft leather lays on the table and the thread spills from the spool as crafters eagerly pull thread through slender needles. The fall season is the perfect time to stay in with family and do crafts, and what better way than going to the Gaw Youth Centre Read more…
Rhonda Lee McIsaac The Gaw Youth Centre is full of energy as Saandlanee Xuhl Courtney Bell reviews the upcoming June calendar. As the Youth Coordinator, providing stimulating programming for youth drives Saandlanee Xuhl to work smarter. “I am very excited to get to know the grounds of the youth center Read more…
Tanisha Salomons — A very long time ago, Nang Kilsdlaas Hll.nga Supernatural raven placed JiiGawaay the sun in the sky so the world would have light. This week, JiiGawaay dips to its lowest point in the sky for the year, marking the shortest period of daylight and the longest night. Read more…
Rhonda Lee McIsaac — The All Native Basketball Tournament Committee has picked the 2017 Hall of Famers. The committee will be honouring four players and one coach. Players Tracy Cochrane (Prince Rupert) and Deanna Smith Gray (Haisla) from the Women’s Division, and Ellis Ross (Haisla) with team mate Wes Nyce Read more…
Rhonda Lee McIsaac — When you see Nang K’uulas “The Boss” Patrick Shannon in his hometown of HlGaagilda Skidegate, he has an easy stride that oozes confidence. But that was not always the case, he says, while on the phone from Toronto, one cool morning, this November. “I didn’t feel Read more…
Graham Richard — Dance, song, games, basketball, and a parade of superheroes – 131 people transformed into movie directors and costume designers for the 2017 Haida Gwaii Youth Assembly in Gaaw Massett. Eight teams took on four challenges, competing for glory and a grand prize of $5,000. Youth completed the Read more…
Rhonda Lee McIsaac — Heading to the forest for an outing at the end of the school year involves a lot of patience and cooperation to get the job done and that’s exactly what the Chief Matthews Xaad Kil Sk’adada Leeygaas, Haida language teacher, K’aayhlt’aa Xuhl Rhonda Bell’s Grade 5 Read more…