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Raven Star and Octopus

By John Wesley and John Wood October 2023, First Choice Books printed the second edition of Raven and the Salmonberry Rapture (first published in 2015), an adaptation and rearrangement of the stories recorded in Skidegate in 1900–1901 by an

Submitted · Feb 1, 2025

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PLEASE! Don't be a tourrorist

"Driving is a privilege, not a right." The glossy adverts will tell you it's important to respect the land and people while visiting Haida Gwaii, while rental companies will tell you whatever you want is magically yours to discover, in thei

Submitted · Oct 10, 2024

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JDS seeks open dialogue about the Haida Gold project

Thank you for the opportunity to respond to CHN President Jason Alsop’s letter of Sept. 11, 2024, regarding the JDS invitation to the Haida people to have an open conversation about the potential to develop a world-class mine that benefits

Submitted · Sep 26, 2024

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School district news briefs for Sept. 26, 2024

On a roll-ment More students are enrolled in the new Daaxiigan Sk’adaa Née K-12 school than the district expected this year. The district was expecting 85 students in the elementary grades at the new K-12 school in Masset, but 103 students

Andrew Hudson · Sep 26, 2024

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Shifting school dates

Most students across the province, including in southern Haida Gwaii, will have their first day of school Tuesday, September 3, 2024. Students of Masset and surrounding areas, however, have an extra day of summer vacation. This is part of a

Haida Gwaii News · Sep 12, 2024

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Topping up on sunflowers

Masset artist Maryanne Wettlaufer stepped out to her backyard studio one grey morning last week when she saw the gifted sunflowers on the deck were starting to fade. Dan Peebles, co-owner of The Ground coffee shop in Masset, starts several

Andrew Hudson · Sep 12, 2024

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Council disappoints on Masset tank farm

To the editor, I am writing to express my strong opposition to the proposed tank farm that North Arm Transportation intends to establish on our downtown waterfront at the old Omega site. Since I first learned about the tank farm, I have ded

Haida Gwaii News · Aug 15, 2024

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Family memoir captures the working lives of loggers

Writer Aaron Williams opens his latest book back when he was an 18-year-old kid about to join his Dad logging at Eden Lake. Williams grew up in Prince Rupert with ties to Haida Gwaii. As a teen, he worked summers at his grandmother's small

Andrew Hudson · Aug 15, 2024

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An unforgettable journey

Dear Editor, I recently had the pleasure of visiting Haida Gwaii to spend time with my sister and her family. From the moment I arrived, I was struck by the overwhelming friendliness of the people. For the first time in a long while, I foun

Haida Gwaii News · Jul 30, 2024

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Dorothy Grant exhibit opens at Haida Gwaii Museum

At the launch of a runway-style exhibit showcasing her 40-year career in Haida art and high fashion, the crowd learned a Dorothy Grant dress can get you swept off your feet. Kwiaahwah Jones, Dorothy Grant's long-time assistant, told the sto

Andrew Hudson · Jul 20, 2024

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Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas paints Daalkaatlii flood story

How is it we humans can live on Earth, such a generous garden, and be so blissfully unaware where we are? Michael Nicoll Yaghulanaas floated that question and one more at a July 9 talk about his newly finished series of paintings, the Daalk

Andrew Hudson · Jul 20, 2024

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Masset Dance Troupe wraps a lively season

Dancers hopped like frogs, fell like leaves, leapt into star shapes and swept by in waves at the Masset Playhouse last month. Watched by family and friends who sat on stage so the dancers could have the whole run of the Playhouse floor, the

Andrew Hudson · Jul 18, 2024

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Saving time

Dear Friends, I am so glad that you have started up the newspaper. For those of us who don’t waste time on Facebook trying to find out what, when and where, the paper is vital for knowing what is going to happen, and what did happen. I hope

Haida Gwaii News · Jul 18, 2024

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Spruce-tip pie goes 'zing'

I always have a hankering for dinner at Gather and so was pleasantly surprised to see Chef Giulio had gifted us all with the restaurant’s spruce-tip key lime pie recipe in last week’s paper. As many of us are surely feeling, there is a big,

Haida Gwaii News · Jul 4, 2024

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A long time coming

Congratulations to everyone at Haida Gwaii News for relaunching a community paper on Haida Gwaii. In an era where actual newspapers are disappearing, it is a brave act to launch one. But it’s so needed as an antidote to the Facebook dumpste

Haida Gwaii News · Jun 21, 2024

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Auroras light up islands' skies

Andrew Hudson · May 21, 2024