Council of the Haida Nation

HAIDA GWAII STATE OF EMERGENCY - Additional COVID-19 Measures - January 29, 2021 To view the pdf go to

Skidegate Band members are invited to the VIRTUAL All Candidates forum Tuesday, March 9 at 7pm. The polling station is open March 15 (9am 8pm) at the Skidegate Community Hall. ... Registration is required by March 7, 2021: https://bit.ly/3qRzmL7 Only members who have registered and are verified will be sent meeting details.

All are welcome to attend the 12th annual CoastWatch workshop on Zoom! This year the event will be hosted virtually due to COVID-19 restrictions on gatherings. Please join us for presentations, dialogue and Zoom prizes! For event details and related links go to CHN's Upcoming Events calendar at

Hear about Island Energy Independence from elected leaders across Haida Gwaii, including an update from CHN Energy Committee Chair, Stephen "Buck" Grosse. Tonight at 7PM! See more details in original post.

March 4, 2021 - Haida Gwaii is experiencing elevated and ongoing COVID-19 transmissions. Read today's bulletin to find out what we know, what we DON'T know, and the realities of Haida Gwaii's COVID-19 response. Available online at

Are you a Haida post-secondary student? Are you interested in better understanding underwater noise, ship waste, invasive species or marine shipping in general around Haida Gwaii? Would you like to work remotely with a not-for-profit research centre that supports safe and sustainable marine shipping in a paid internship? Clear Seas is looking for Haida interns. Details at < https://clearseas.org/en/careers/> or email Sarah Thomas, Manager of Indigenous and Coastal Communit...y Relations at [email protected] To view on the CHN website, go to

NEW DATE All are welcome to attend the 12th annual CoastWatch workshop on Zoom! This year the event will be hosted virtually due to COVID-19 restrictions on gatherings. Please join us for presentations, dialogue and Zoom prizes! For event details and related links go to CHN's Upcoming Events calendar at

ONE WEEK LEFT TO REGISTER Haida Citizens are invited to join a virtual discussion on the FRRA. Registration is required by January 22. To register, go to

Throughout the summer, jáadaa (women) and íihlaangaa (men) went out harvesting Island foods and medicines, sharing together, teaching youth and empowering each other at and around Sk'áaws. Read more about Gaandlee Guu Jaalang (Daughters of the River) here This article is published in the recent Winter Haida Laas. View or download the full edition here .

NEW KII.NGAAY TAANG.AAY (SALTWATER NEWS) JANUARY 2021 Featured Stories Trial Voluntary Protection Zone for Shipping on Haida Gwaii Rebuilding Haida Gwaii Herring Siigee Tla Kagandangs Tang.Gwan Siigaay Kuuyada Dii (Protecting the Ocean)... To download this issue of KII.NGAAY TAANG.AAY, visit:

Haida Gwaii State of Emergency and Luxury Lodges: A Timeline of 2020. To view the timeline, go to

NEW DATE Join the Marine Planning team for a Virtual Open House on Thursday, January 21! All Haida citizens are welcome for conversations, prizes, and a catered meal. ... Registration is required in advance by Friday, January 15. To register online, go to See more

Along with seven Coastal Nations, the CHN supported by the Hereditary Chiefs Council, Skidegate Band Council and Old Massett Village Council ratified the FRRA in September 2020. Haida citizens are invited to join a virtual discussion on the FRRA later this month. Registration is required by January 22. To continue reading, go to