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  Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve, National Marine Conservation Area Reserve, and Haida Heritage Site

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  • Legacy Pole

    • The story of the Gwaii Haanas Legacy Pole
    • Photo gallery 1: Carving
    • Photo gallery 2: Carving
    • Photo gallery 3: Pole raising
    • Photo gallery 4: Community celebration

Photo gallery 4: Community celebration

  • A line of Haida dancers at the Community Celebration
  • Donny Edenshaw plays the drum
  • The hall was packed with people
  • Haida dancers with a Raven mask
  • Gwaii Haanas staff working together
  • Gwaii Haanas staff members give out witness gifts at the end of the evening
  • The Gwaii Haanas Archipelago Management Board welcomes guests to the celebration for the Legacy Pole and the 20th anniversary of the Gwaii Haanas Agreement on Aug. 17, 2013
  • Park warden Terry Willis helps bring food to the guests at the Community Celebration

 

A line of Haida dancers at the Community Celebration

A line of Haida dancers at the Community Celebration
© Parks Canada / J. Shafto

 

Donny Edenshaw plays the drum

Donny Edenshaw plays the drum
© Parks Canada / J. Shafto

 

The hall was packed with people

The hall was packed with people
© Parks Canada / J. Shafto

 

Haida dancers with a Raven mask

Haida dancers with a Raven mask
© Parks Canada / J. Shafto

 

Gwaii Haanas staff working together

Gwaii Haanas staff working together
© Parks Canada / B. Hilgemann

 

Gwaii Haanas staff members give out witness gifts at the end of the evening

Gwaii Haanas staff members give out witness gifts at the end of the evening
© Parks Canada / B. Hilgemann

 

The Gwaii Haanas Archipelago Management Board welcomes guests to the celebration for the Legacy Pole and the 20th anniversary of the Gwaii Haanas Agreement on Aug. 17, 2013

The Gwaii Haanas Archipelago Management Board welcomes guests to the celebration for the Legacy Pole and the 20th anniversary of the Gwaii Haanas Agreement on Aug. 17, 2013
© Parks Canada / J. Shafto

 

Park warden Terry Willis helps bring food to the guests at the Community Celebration

Park warden Terry Willis helps bring food to the guests at the Community Celebration
© Parks Canada / J. Shafto
Date modified :
2018-03-29

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