Given his father’s name, Owt’iwans was born in Yan, Haida Gwaii in 1879. As a carver, he was often called ‘Captain’ because he favoured carving canoes which he would sell to tourists visiting the area ...
the home of the Haida First Nations reverted back to Haida Gwaii in 2010.) The Haida culture, the remote location, and the ocean mist drifting through moss-draped cedars all contribute to the ...
The short documentary follows Heather as she travels to visit her Nuni (grandmother) in Haida Gwaii, makes a traditional Haida blanket and is adopted into her clan. My identity cannot be defined ...
Depictions of the Bear Mother story on totem poles and other forms of Northwest Coast art have been occurring ... Arguably, his most famous depiction was of the bear father, the mother, and their cubs ...
Imagine a kayaker paddling with a friend off Haida Gwaii. Without warning, a killer whale surges out of the water about 12 metres away. After exhaling through its blow hole, the bold blackfish swims ...