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Xaad Kil Skadalaaygaa AWARDS BOOKS HAIDA AND FOR SPEAKERS INSTAL- BABIES HONOURED lATIONS pg 11 pg 5 pg 4 HAIDA LAAS Newsletter of the Haida Nation December 2011 Peace on Earth – Good Will& Respect to All Photo: Debbie Gardiner/Parks Canada Debbie Gardiner/Parks Photo: Haida Laas - Newsletter of the Haida Nation December 2011 New Old Massett Skidegate Band Enbridge Hearing Village Council Election Nomina- Dates Ken Rea was elected Chief Councillor tions and Notice The dates of the hearings for Intervenors to of the Old Massett Village Council in the present evidence to the Joint Review Panel December 5th elections. Mr Rea received of Vote Hearings have been finalized. They are: 164 votes, 24 votes more than Judy The election Nomination Meeting for the Masset Williams who also vied for the position. Skidegate Band Council will be held on Howard Phillips Community Hall, Deputy Chief Councillor Ron Brown Wednesday, January 4, 2012. February 28, 2012 (9:00 am) (Champ) is newly elected along with, HAIDA LAAS The Skidegate Band Council election NEWSLETTER of the HAIDA NATION David Smith, John T. Jones, Alfred Setso Queen Charlotte City will be held on Wednesday, February 15, published by the Sr, and Harold Yeltatzie. They will join Queen Charlotte Community Hall 2012. Council of the Haida Nation Daniel Matthews and Cecil M. Brown who February 29, 2012 (1:00 pm) There will be seven (7) Councillor have another year left in their term. Managing Editor positions and one (1) Chief Councillor’s The above dates are for those with Simon Davies position also open for nominations. An Intervenor status the Oral Statement Business Administrator Elector can also nominate candidates using Hearings will take place March Amanda Reid-Stevens Did You Know? a mail-in nomination form and Electors through July. Writers Did you know that 4000 people have signed living off-reserve may nominate or run Kelsey Pelton – Skidegate up to speak to the Joint Review Panel that is as a candidate for the position of Chief Florence Lockyer - Old Massett looking at the proposed Enbridge Northern Valine Crist - Writer Researcher and Council. More information can be Gateway Pipeline. The previous record was had from Electoral Officer, F.P. Schiffner Web 558 speakers who addressed a Review Panel Laughing Sea Design (Mare Levesque) regarding the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline issue. [email protected] p.250.559.8755 Parisian Residency Awarded Council of the Haida Nation Administrator The Canada Council for the Arts has Box 589, Old Massett awarded Lisa Hageman Yahgulanaas Haida Gwaii an artist residency at the International V0T 1M0 New Skidegate Residencies Program in the Visual Arts. p.250.626.5252 f.250.626.3403 Correspondent The residency, located at La Cite 1.888.638.7778 Internationale des Arts in the heart of Paris, Best of the Season to All [email protected] Welcomed France, begins January 2012 and runs until April. Council of the Haida Nation Tawla Jaad, Kelsey Pelton has been hired as the new Skidegate Correspondent for Ms Hageman Yahgulanaas was awarded from the President the residency to begin weaving a Raven’s Box 98, Queen Charlotte Haida Laas. Ms Pelton is in Grade 12 at Haida Gwaii Queen Charlotte Secondary School and Tail Chief’s Robe. The robe will be V0T 1S0 upon graduation intends to study Natural influenced by the patterns of Paris and Council of the Haida Nation, p.250.559.4468 interwoven with ancestral patterns, she said. f.250.559.8951 Resource Management. She is an active 1.877.559.4468 member of the QCSS student council and While in Paris, Ms Hageman representatives and staff [email protected] has for many years been a member of the Yahgulanaas also intends to explore HlGaagilda Dance Group. Ms Pelton museum collections in order to study the DECEMBER 2011 enjoys travelling, mangoes, reading, works of Northern Pacific Coastal origin, www.haidanation.ca and of course, writing. and in particular, Haida works of art. haidanation.ca program reports : haida laas links : diplomacy : agreements government : working groups - it’s all good - 2 3 Haida Laas - Newsletter of the Haida Nation December 2011 Awards and Installations Primrose Adams was acknowledged for her contribution to Artist, Jay Simeon, is known for his meticulous work which Singer, Terri-Lynn Williams-Davidson won Best Female Valine Crist Photo: Old Massett and First Nations’ culture. Lieutenant Governor, he produces in a variety of materials and at various scales. Artist at the 13th Annual Canadian Aboriginal Stephen Point, presented her with the award. Music Awards. Primrose Adams and Jay Simeon Terri-Lynn William-Davidson “We have in front of us a great opportunity Primrose Adams of Old Massett was presented the 2011 Creative Lifetime Achievement Terri-Lynn Williams-Davidson won Best to continue this gift of language. It is up th Award for First Nations’ Art by Lieutenant Governor, Steven Point at a ceremony this past Female Artist at the 13 Annual Canadian to us to commit our minds and hearts to November in Vancouver. Aboriginal Music Awards held Friday, honour that gift and embrace the values Ms Adams was recognized for her contribution to the community of Old Massett and November 18th in Toronto. The award of our culture, which are communicated First Nations’ culture through her practice of spruce-root basketry. comes following the release of her CD New through [ … ] our language, Xaad kil.” Journeys, which “creates a classic, musical At the same ceremony artist Jay Simeon received an Annual BC Creative Achievement Jusquan Amanda Bedard, bridge from one culture to another”. Ms Award for First Nations’ Art. This award recognizes excellence in traditional, That Which Makes Us Haida (2011) Williams-Davidson was also nominated contemporary or media art. Mr Simeon is known for producing meticulous work in a in other categories including, Best Folk/ variety of materials and at various scales. Acoustic CD and Single of the Year at the Mr Simeon joins four other Creative Achievement Award recipients – Shawn Hunt, Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards. We honour the Elders in this way Heiltsuk; Vera Edmonds, Lil’wat; Stan Bevan, Tsimshian/Tahltan/Tlingit; and Sonny Assu, by Valine Crist Kwakwaka’wakw. he gymnasium at George M. originally planned on celebrating the Haida- the hall. The guests of honour—Elders Dawson was packed with people, Language Elders in the spring of 2013, but from Old Massett and Skidegate, and Haida Michael Nicoll Yaghulanaas T Tuesday, December 13th, to witness circumstances changed and they decided language teachers—were seated at a head the occasion of “Honouring our Haida to host the event sooner, and, as with table. A 43-metre-long steel sculpture created Language Elders”. The celebration was traditional Haida custom, the potlatch was by Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas was MC’s for the afternoon included: organized by the George M. Dawson, held on a cold, almost-winter afternoon. unveiled at Knight Street and 33rd Avenue Shania Williams, Cheyenne Russ, Rayne Haida language class to recognize Elders The day officially started with a in Vancouver, December 3. Abundance Boyko, Michelle McLeod, Megan Setso, who have dedicated their time, and welcome and introduction by the high- Fenced, which stands almost 2 metres Latisha Setso, Magalie Hassink, Natalie expertise, to teaching Xaad kil (Massett school Haida class at 11:30 am. A prayer tall, is a contemporary Haida design and Hunter, Gudda Xiigans, and Stephanie dialect), or Xaayda kil (Skidegate dialect). said before lunch was led by Kendra serves as a railing alongside a pedestrian Markham. These young, talented learners In addition to hosting the event, students Williams, and echoed by the guests in path. The sculpture depicts two orca read excerpts from “That Which Makes and teachers harvested and prepared food attendance. GMD staff and students then facing opposite directions with their tail Us Haida,” highlighting several of the over the last few months to share with more served a lunch that added to the enjoyment flukes meeting in the center. The artwork Elders committed to teaching the language. than 250 guests. of the afternoon’s events. was commissioned by the City “That Which Makes Us Haida” is a book GMD Haida Language teachers, Colleen of Vancouver. GMD had extended an invitation to spotlighting fluent Haida speakers and was Williams and Marni York, as well as the public, including Chief Matthews published earlier this year by the Haida Dave McLean, Leadership and English and Tahayghen staff and students, and teacher – the staff event coordinators – had approximately 250 people attended, filling Elders - continued next page 4 5 Haida Laas - Newsletter of the Haida Nation December 2011 Elders – from page 5 After receiving his name, Tsinii Stephen At the end of the day, there were made a speech and mentioned that he several underlying messages to the event. Gwaii Museum Press. The students also never had a Haida name before. “The Mr McLean, given the nickname K’ats read excerpts from the book in Xaad kil/ only Haida name I was ever called was ts’aláa (curly hair) by Tsinii Stephen, said Xaayda kil, demonstrating their knowledge ‘dagwáang’ (meaning ‘dear’ in the Massett that this event was an important initiative of and skill with the Haida language. dialect),” he said. The newly-named Xaad taken by the high school to keep building Doreen Mearns, Beatrice Harley, Kil Skadalaaygaa thanked everyone for relationships with the communities. For Winnifred Casey, Gladys Vandal and the celebration and acknowledged the the youth, both Haida and youth of other Goalie Hans, Laura Jormanainan, Betty dedication of his students and fellow cultures, it was an invaluable learning Richardson, Grace and Roy Jones Sr., and teachers. He said that his former students at experience that had them participating in Norman Price, from the Skidegate Haida the high school were great kids and that he two essential and interconnected cultural Immersion Program were recognized for loved them and missed them all.
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