Haida Gwaii

Teacher's guide to accompany documentary by Jeff Bear and Marianne Jones about the decision by Haida Elders to occupy the front lines in a logging blockade which took place in the winter of 1985-1986. Highlights the Haida's relationship with the land, and respect for Elders and their roles in Indigenous society.

Geography Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Victoria, 2007.

Looks at historical accounts and argues that reports of the practice were unproven and based on misunderstanding, but became accepted as fact.

Levell interviews Jisgang, discussing his work and experiences working in museums and galleries; Jisgang gives an account of his learning and his path to his current work.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2006.

Paper written for the Action Canada Northern Conference, Haida Gwaii, September 2012.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2005.

Author shares her personal narrative of cultural resilience and resurgence; discusses family history in the context of government prohibition of cultural and religious practices, and describes the cultural reclamation and language learning that has taken place since that prohibition ended.

Booklet relating to the Haida people of northern coastal BC, describing various aspects of Haida culture such as daily subsistence, spirituality, shamanism, family life and legends.

Discusses the challenges on Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands) that are standing in the way of economic development, such as building a hotel and a proposed wind-power project that would create jobs and economic opportunities.

Book review of: Haida Gwaii by Rolf W. Mathewes and Daryl W. Fedje. Scroll down to page 120 to read review.

Book review of Haida Gwaii by Dennis Horwood and Haida Eagle Treasures by Pansy Collison. Entire book review section on one PDF. To access this review scroll to p. 153.

Map depicting the existing protected and newly protected areas on the Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia.

Looks at the Haidas living on the Queen Charlotte Islands.

Discusses the issue of Aboriginal fishing & trading practices and how it relates to the present-day controversy on whether Native people should have commercial rights to fishing resources.

Views by young Aboriginal people from seven coastal communities regarding their needs, desires, hopes, fears and concerns for their communities.

Descriptions of well-authenticated cases.

Federal government publication relating to Aboriginal life in British Columbia, covering areas such as pre-contact, explorers and traders, colonization, missions, post-Confederation, education and economic development.

Federal government publication relating to Aboriginal life in British Columbia, covering areas such as pre-contact, explorers and traders, colonization, missions, post-Confederation, education and economic development.

English Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of British Columbia, 2001.

Book review of: Islands': Spirit Rising by Louise Takeda. Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 150.

The Legends Project is a compilation of traditional oral stories, legends and histories of Canada's Inuit and First Nations. They are transcribed, dramatized, and cast within the communities. This audio recording is from Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia. Duration: 54:55

Describes how multidimensional scaling technique was applied to faunal bones from sites in the Kunghit region.

Looks at the socio-political status and organization of this village at the onset of European contact in 1787.

Assesses need for orthodontic treatment in elementary schools in Skidegate and Masset.

Paper written for the Action Canada Northern Conference, Haida Gwaii, September 2012.

Loggers join forces with the Haida, to work with them rather than the Provincial Government or logging companies.

Narratives of historical events impacting the Haida Gwaii villages in British Columbia and the preparation to repatriate ancestral bones from the Field Museum in Chicago back to the Haida Nation. Duration 1:14:12.

A story of the chief of the bears as told to the author in 1873 by Haida storyteller Yak Quahu.

Social Dimensions of Health Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2012.

Guide book to totems poles from the Northwest Coast of British Columbia.

Resource and Environmental Management Thesis (MREM)--Simon Fraser University, 2017.

Looks at the potential of a culturally and ecologically sensitive tourism experience at Gwaii Haanas, if an agreement can be made between the government of Canada and the Haida Nation.

Discusses and compares two plays which both examine the legacy of would- be advocates for Aboriginal culture.

Looks at references made in Juan Perez journal that suggests the Spanish were not the first to contact the Haidas.