In Coastal British Columbia, the Haida Get Their Land Back

Haida hereditary chief Gidansda (Guujaaw) leads a group of paddlers aboard Luu Taas (“Wave Eater”), a 15-meter red-cedar canoe designed by acclaimed Haida artist Bill Reid for the 1986 World Exposition on Transportation and Communication held in Vancouver, British Columbia. Carving and paddling cedar canoes is one example of how Haida people are inextricably linked to both land and sea. Credit: Courtesy of Guujaaw

This story was originally published by Hakai and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Twenty years ago, Geoff Plant, the then attorney general of British Columbia, made an offer to the Haida Nation. Many West Coast First Nations, including the Haida, had never signed treaties with the Canadian government ceding their traditional lands or resources, … Continue reading In Coastal British Columbia, the Haida Get Their Land Back