The dried herring roe on kelp is a traditional food for the Haida people, an indigenous nation that has called Canada’s Haida Gwaii (Islands of the People) archipelago home for at least 12,000 years. As the roe crunches between your molars, the flavor and sensations combine in a wholly ...
Darin's eagle died from electrocution by a power line. He had the magnificent bird mounted in a "forever proud" stance. Behind it is a Killer Whale, painted on a section of log in the traditional Haida Gwaii style. I doubt you'll ever see decorations like this in a Starbucks® This ...
Yaanii K'uuka (2008) - A naughty little girl won’t eat her food. Her mother warns h… Tow Hill Story (2012) - The traditional story of how Tow Hill moved from the centre of Haida Gwaii to his current location on… Nuu (Octopus) Story (2013) - Told by the late Tsinii Stephen...
Karst cave investigations in the south of Haida Gwaii have opened a small window on human and paleontological components of the early post-glacial landscape. At three cave locations (K1, Gaadu Din 1 and Gaadu Din 2) our investigations recovered a paleontological record extending from ca. 13,40...
The Haida tribe is a group of people whose territory was based on the coast of British Columbia at an archipelago known as Haida Gwaii. Dense forests and rivers characterized their settlement area and oceans, increasing their interest in hunting and fishing activities. Conversely, the Haida people...
“If you get it wrong at all, then you can lose them all on Haida Gwaii.” According to Husby Forest Products maps, there are four goshawk reserves at St’alaa Kun (Collison Point), one of the areas where the Lower Mainland-based logging company operates on Haida Gwaii. ...
Fine examples of traditional Haida arts and architecture may be seen at the Haida Heritage Centre at Kay Llnagaay, near the town of Skidegate in Haida Gwaii. Haida ceremonial culture was most fully expressed in the potlatch, or ceremonial distribution of goods. Potlatches were held to confer...
Haida, Haida-speaking North American Indians of Haida Gwaii (formerly the Queen Charlotte Islands), British Columbia, Canada, and the southern part of Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, U.S. The Alaskan Haida are called Kaigani. Haida culture is related to