Ketchikan’s tribal government will soon be under new leadership. The Ketchikan Indian Community announced on earlier this ...

Haida Nation Hereditary Chiefs, from left to right, 7idansuu, Nang Jingwas, Gitkun, Gaahlaay, and Stithlda look on during a ceremony about recognizing the Aboriginal title throughout Haida Gwaii ...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hugs Haida Nation President Gaagwiis Jason Alsop during a community gathering to celebrate a land title agreement, in Skidegate, B.C., on Haida Gwaii, on Feb. 17.

Imagine a kayaker paddling with a friend off Haida Gwaii. Without warning, a killer whale surges out of the water about 12 metres away. After exhaling through its blow hole, the bold blackfish swims ...

The indigenous community in North America is expansive, with more than five million Native Americans and 574 federally-recognized tribes in the US alone. Though their history has been burdened by ...

The Haida Nation asserted title in the federal claims process in 1980 and with the BC Treaty Commission in 1992. It took its claim to the courts in 2002, leading to the 2004 Supreme Court of Canada ...

British Columbia recognized the Haida’s aboriginal title to their islands decades after the Indigenous group launched a battle on the ground and in the courts.

There are more than 225,000 artefacts in its collection, from masks belonging to the Haida people to traditional clothing from the Nlaka’pamux. Adjoining the museum is Thunderbird Park, ...

The act recognizes the Haida Nation’s title over all of Haida Gwaii. In a press release, the B.C. government noted that the new law is the first of its kind in Canadian history.

Haida Gwaii features 10,000 square kilometers of forested islands that the Haida Nation has been stewarding for at least 13,000 years. In addition to its 200-plus islands, the nation considers the ...

2:28 What historic agreement signed in Haida Gwaii will mean for other First Nations The B.C. government says legislation formally recognizing the Haida Nation’s Aboriginal title over the ...