Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site
Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve, National Marine Conservation Area, and Haida Heritage Site, is in the southernmost Haida Gwaii (formerly known as Queen Charlotte Islands). It is often simply called as Gwaii Haanas (/ˌɡwaɪ ˈhɑːnəs/), It is 130 kilometres (81 miles) off the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. Gwaii Haanas is an archipelago of 138 islands. "Gwaii Haanas" means "Islands of Beauty" in X̱aayda kíl. It is the language of the Haida people.
| Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site | |
|---|---|
IUCN Category II (National Park) | |
 Haida Gwaii Map; Gwaii Haanas is at the southern end | |
| Location | Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada |
| Nearest city | Sandspit |
| Area | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
The Haida Heritage Site is part of the territory of the Haida people. They have lived in Haida Gwaii for at least 14,000 years.[1][2]
In 2004, Parks Canada (on behalf of the Government of Canada) added the whole area of Gwaii Haanas to its tentative list of potential future World Heritage Sites, pending the approval of UNESCO.[3]
Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve And Haida Heritage Site Media
Detail of Haida totem pole from Tanu, Haida Gwaii (Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge)
References
- ↑ Fedje, Daryl W (2005). Human History from the Time of the Loon to the Time of the Iron People. Vancouver, BC: UBC Press. p. 151. ISBN 978-0-7748-0921-4.
- ↑ "Earliest sign of human habitation in Canada may have been found". cbc.ca. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ↑ Gwaii Haanas - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
Other websites
Notes
- "MacDonald, George F." Ninstints – Haida World Heritage Site. Vancouver: UBC Press. 1983
