“Our culture is based on the mythology of our environment,” says Marni York (also known as Aadiitsii Jaad), our Haida House cultural guide as we stand outside the Haida Gwaii Museum, or ...

In 2010, in official recognition of the Haida people who have inhabited these islands for over 14,000 years, the government of British Columbia passed legislation renaming them “Haida Gwaii ...

Haida Gwaii Black Bear: The largest of its kind in the world, ... Shining a spotlight on Haida culture, they made the last leg of the journey in a ceremonial war canoe.

In Haida culture, all returns to the earth, which means weathering totems in SGang Gwaay, ... But Haida Gwaii has some crazy weather and we have to roll with the weather,” he said.

Still, on Haida Gwaii, with a population of 5,000 divided evenly between Haida and non-Haida, the development is seen as a watershed. The Indigenous community spoke of colonial liberation and of ...

New Haida Gwaii Museum exhibit celebrates culture's revitalization. Nika Collison has seen the beautiful drum adorned with a grizzly bear at potlatches, protests, celebrations and negotiations.

Travel Features. Reclaiming Haida-ness through food, song, stories, and art in the remote wilderness of Haida Gwaii. The newly opened floating Ocean House Lodge focuses on Indigenous culture ...

Haida Gwaii, a misty archipelago off the British Columbian coast, how dramatically it has changed over the last years! The multinational timber companies that once dominated the economy and ...

Haida Gwaii, an archipelago off B.C.'s west coast, draws tourists from around the world, drawn to its old-growth forests, wildlife and Haida culture. (Mark Forsythe/CBC) Social Sharing ...

Years later, I realized I’d talked about Haida Gwaii so much, it was time to share it with my wife. We booked her birthday week in June, and it came with a warning: “The raindrops are 12 ...

TLLAAL, HAIDA GWAII, March 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Earlier this month, Travel + Leisure Magazine announced the winners of the 2023 Global Vision Awards. Haida Tourism, being honoured as a top ...