Haida Gwaii: A Mist-enshrouded in Native Culture
Haida Gwaii, literally “Islands of the Haida People”, an archipelago located off the northern Pacific coast of Canada
An Old Totem : Old Massett on Graham Island at Haida Gwai .via
Haida Gwaii has two main islands: Graham, the main population centre in the north, and Moresby in the south.
There are numerous smaller hamlets and attractions throughout. And not a single traffic light, shopping mall
nor Starbucks mars the landscape.
At Old Masset, at the northern end of Graham Island, we pass an Anglican church whose spire incongruously
shares the sky with a nearby totem pole.
Village of Skedans and the Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve
The Haida history on these islands can be traced back 10,000 years. The first contact with the white man came in 1774,
and by 1911 a population of about 14,000 had been reduced to 600. Dozens of villages became ghost towns.
Today, the Haida Nation forms about half of the islands’ population of 5,000
https://weexplorecanada.com/haida-gwaii-british-columbia/
Happy Indigenous Day Canada!
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An Old Totem : Old Massett on Graham Island at Haida Gwai .via
Haida Gwaii has two main islands: Graham, the main population centre in the north, and Moresby in the south.
There are numerous smaller hamlets and attractions throughout. And not a single traffic light, shopping mall
nor Starbucks mars the landscape.
At Old Masset, at the northern end of Graham Island, we pass an Anglican church whose spire incongruously
shares the sky with a nearby totem pole.
Village of Skedans and the Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve
The Haida history on these islands can be traced back 10,000 years. The first contact with the white man came in 1774,
and by 1911 a population of about 14,000 had been reduced to 600. Dozens of villages became ghost towns.
Today, the Haida Nation forms about half of the islands’ population of 5,000
https://weexplorecanada.com/haida-gwaii-british-columbia/
Happy Indigenous Day Canada!
dr. π (pi)
.