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.

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 ...

The village of Ninstints (Nans Dins) is located on a small island off the west coast of the Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii). Remains of houses, together with carved mortuary and memorial poles, ...

The federal government will recognize Aboriginal title over the archipelago of Haida Gwaii off British Columbia's northern coast in a historic agreement with the Haida First Nation.

“The poles would be carved by local tribal artists and represent several Tlingit and Haida clans,” along with their past history and present-day culture, the notice states. “Totems would be ...

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 ...

Standing in front of a studio work desk cluttered with wood-carving tools, family photos, newspapers, and tide charts around his homeland Haida Gwaii, Kihl ‘Yahda (Christian White) describes the “sens ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Kihl ’Yahda Christian White: Master Haida Artist collects more than 40 of his pieces in a variety of media, including argillite carvings, totem poles ... to Haida Gwaii, as well as engaged ...

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, ...