“We do not inherit this land from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children” (Haida Saying)
Haida Gwaii, the Islands of the People, sits equidistant from Luxor, Machu Picchu and Timbuktu. Haida Gwaii, an archipelago located 130 kilometers off the northern British Columbia coast is the western most extremity of Canada. For the Haida people, marine and land environments are inseparable. The artificial boundaries between earth and the ocean exist only on a map. The Haida culture is intertwined with all of creation in land, sea, air and spirit worlds.
