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SGang Gwaay

SGang Gwaay

Haida, British Columbia

Together, the Government of Canada and the Council of the Haida Nation manage the special place called Gwaii Haanas. The name means “Islands of Beauty” in the Haida language and the area embodies the rugged beauty and rich ecology of this remote Pacific Coastal region. SGang Gwaay is a village of the Haida people, within Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site.

Photo Credit: Original uploader was Grizzly01en at en.wikipedia. This work has been released into the public domain by its author, Grizzly01en at the wikipedia project. This applies worldwide.

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  • Gwaii Haanas national park
    guestBook Guestbook/ Explore150/ Mar 12, 2015 Gwaii Haanas national park

    My roots go deep into Canadian soil. As I looked up at this
    weathered, gnarly old tree in the Gwaii Haanas national park, it struck me
    that it could represent Canadian; rooted in age-old tradition, un-phased by
    the ever-changing weather and reaching skyward to the the future and new
    growth.

    Originally submitted by Reina Fennell

  • guestBook Guestbook/ hebaomari/ Mar 12, 2014

    as long as the other sites , this one is considered one of the sites because there was a story behind it coming from the canadians history that should be a historical site so people know that our ancestors had something to do with it .

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The mortuary poles that the Haida society are famous for, are symbols of family history. What is inside these poles?

Animal sacrifices Bones of ancestors Sacred Writings Ashes of ancestors
NEWS FEED
  • Gwaii Haanas national park
    guestBook Guestbook/ Explore150/ Mar 12, 2015 Gwaii Haanas national park

    My roots go deep into Canadian soil. As I looked up at this
    weathered, gnarly old tree in the Gwaii Haanas national park, it struck me
    that it could represent Canadian; rooted in age-old tradition, un-phased by
    the ever-changing weather and reaching skyward to the the future and new
    growth.

    Originally submitted by Reina Fennell

  • guestBook Guestbook/ hebaomari/ Mar 12, 2014

    as long as the other sites , this one is considered one of the sites because there was a story behind it coming from the canadians history that should be a historical site so people know that our ancestors had something to do with it .

Together, the Government of Canada and the Council of the Haida Nation manage the special place called Gwaii Haanas. The name means “Islands of Beauty” in the Haida language and the area embodies the rugged beauty and rich ecology of this remote Pacific Coastal region. SGang Gwaay is a village of the Haida people, within Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site.

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Photo: Original uploader was Grizzly01en at en.wikipedia. This work has been released into the public domain by its author, Grizzly01en at the wikipedia project. This applies worldwide.

How does this place make you feel?
exhilarated appreciative happy empathetic calm sad secure fearful reflective guilty lonely inspired amazed surprised frustrated curious