In the Canadian province of British Columbia, winter is meant to be embraced not merely endured. That’s why the only ones ...

The first totem pole to be erected in the Gwaii Haanas region in 130 years will now include a figure of the first nations deity responsible for earthquakes. Residents of Haida Gwaii were reminded ...

A renowned carver of monumental B.C. totem poles has turned his hand to ... Right now, he's carving a 10-metre long dugout canoe for youth on Haida Gwaii.

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 ...

Kihl ’Yahda Christian White has been carving since he was 12 and began making a living at it when he was 17. Only now, at 62, is he finally getting a career retrospective. “I’ve been included many, ...

In Xʼaad kíl, the Haida language, they are gyáaʼaang, “man standing up”; and in Smʼalgyax, the Tsimshian language, they are ptsʼaan. Totem poles have become some of the most iconic ...

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 ...

Each carving was purchased by the donor and their family during their trips to and around Haida Gwaii. To the family ... earliest beginnings of indigenous tourism in BC. Displayed on totem poles, ...