Haida elder and historian Captain Gold of the Skidegate Haida makes a presentation on the history of the Haida people, combining dated material and Haida oral history.
This is a traditional Haida story told in the Haida language (Xaaydaa Kil). A young boy and his grandfather live in a village. After a terrible winter, everyone else gets sick and dies. The boy and grandfather leave the village, and the grandfather says to the boy "don't look back." They travel through the forest and eventually come upon a stream.… Read more