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Athlii Gwaii: The Line at Lyell: Educational Resource

Alternate Title
Docs for Schools
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Suzanne Methot
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.
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Curators Talk: A Conversation

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jisgang Nika Collison
Nicola Levell
BC Studies, no. 199, Indigeneities and Museums: Ongoing Conversations, Autumn, 2018, pp. 53-79

Haida curator discusses her experiences working in museums and galleries and gives an account of her learning and path to current work.

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Gyaahlaangee diinaa iijang: Here Is My Story

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jasḵwaan [Kun Gwaanad
Amanda Bedard]
BC Studies , no. 200, 50th Anniversary, Winter, 2019, pp. 111-121
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.
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Haida - Booklet. - 1952.

Alternate Title
British Columbia Heritage Series. Series 1, Our Native Peoples ; vol. 4
Social Studies Bulletin
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Provincial Archives [of British Columbia]
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.
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Haida Building Toward Prosperous Future

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Monte Stewart
Business Edge, vol. 5, no. 2, January 25, 2008
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.
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The Haidas

Articles » General
Author/Creator
[George M. Dawson]
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol. 65, no. 387, [August] [1882], pp. [401]-408
Looks at the Haidas living on the Queen Charlotte Islands.
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The Highest Right That a Man Hath': Maritime Property Rights Regimes and BC First Nations

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dianne Newell
Native Studies Review, vol. 11, no. 1, Native People in British Columbia: Recent Research, 1996, p. 49–64
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.
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Indians of British Columbia - Booklet. - 1969.

Alternate Title
Indians of British Columbia: An Historical Review
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern 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.
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Indians of British Columbia. - Booklet. - November 1964.

Alternate Title
Indians of British Columbia: An Historical Review
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Indian Affairs Branch
Department of Citizenship and Immigration
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.
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[Legends V]: Legends of the Old Massett Haida

Alternate Title
Ideas (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
Legends Project
Media » Sound Recordings
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
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"Ninstints" Village: A Case of Mistaken Identity

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Steven R. Acheson
BC Studies, no. 68, Winter, 1985, pp. 47-56
Looks at the socio-political status and organization of this village at the onset of European contact in 1787.
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The Spirit of Haida Gwaii: Last Spring, the Haida Launched a Supreme Court Case Claiming Title to the Queen Charlotte Islands. Then something Interesting Happened: The Local Loggers Took Their Side. Chris Tenove and Brooke McDonald Report on an Emerging

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Chris Tenove
Brooke McDonald
This Magazine, vol. 36, no. 4, January-February 2003, pp. 29-36
Loggers join forces with the Haida, to work with them rather than the Provincial Government or logging companies.
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Stolen Spirits of Haida Gwaii

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Kristina McLaughlin
Michael McMahon
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.
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Tourism to the Rescue?

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Elizabeth May
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 14, no. 2, Breaking Out of the Tourist Trap Part 2, Summer, 1990
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.
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