Haida is a language isolate. That means that it has known connection to any other language on earth. Little over 20 fluent speakers remain, but efforts have been made to preserve and revive the language, many of which have been thankfully successful for the most part. It’s a very beautiful and interesting language, and my heart goes out to the Haida people!

Excellent! After living & working there in a few of the communities for five years total, I find this superb video captures the Haida strengths, culture, environment and spirit in community. Nature and the spirit world meet there, and when the mist grows and glides amidst the trees, moss and ocean you can almost see the Supernatural world; and you see them dancing in he community hall likely after a seafood potluck. The place is simply so wholesome, stunning and wildly unique every beach, community, Reynold's sound and superb fishing for all seasons including the Black Fish, for smoked Black Cod

Beautiful land and beautiful people. Thank you for making this film.

The one man made a very clear point - all indigenous peoples in North, or even South America, no matter what First Nation they belong to, all have a respect and a connection to the earth. All life comes from it, and returns to it. If you don't know how to work with the earth, you will not survive. When Europeans started showing up, their cultures didn't have, or make those connections and simply took what they felt they needed, without any understanding of what they were doing, what the consequences were, or even asking permission for that matter. We are still doing it today. It's been happening so long, that there is no simple answer, but we still need to work towards one. I think something as simple as incorporating the traditions and ideas of the First Nations people that live where we are is a good start. Why don't we all take some time to celebrate their traditions with them? We've forced ours on them for centuries. I think it's a good first and not too complicated step to make. There are other countries in the world, while not perfect, that at least try to make the cultures work together. Bring their words into our languages. Offer courses in local Indigenous dialects , instead of just ESL classes. Offer art classes on traditional methods, and learn the stories behind the art - why it's made and what it means. I think it would only make us ALL better for it in the end. There are certain places you go, and you can feel it is a special place, you don't need to have indigenous blood in your veins to know when a place is important. I've taken the walk down the long rocky path to Agawa, on Lake Superior to see the petroglyphs. You can can feel several thousand years of footsteps that made the walk before , and you can feel their presence when you sit on the rocks looking out on the Lake Superior. Even just stepping off the ferry onto Manatoulin Island, you can feel it's a special place.I felt like I should have permission to be on that piece of land. Haida Gwaii is a very special place. It needs to be treated and celebrated - and protected, so these stories can always be told, by all of us. These people were all here for in most cases thousands of years before we got here. We need to try harder to bring some of their cultures into ours. I think it's literally by just showing some overdue respect. And work from there.

wow amazing video calm and nice i love nature as well

Thank you for sharing this. Your Tlingit cousins stand with you!!

Thanks for making this, so important to have Haida history shared. Also I love the grizzlies hat!!!

Don't have any comment for this...... anyway there's no need for any comment. Simply wonderful.

You forgot to mention the Cascadia Subduction that almost made the Haida extinct in 1700. Those peoples had the same savage reputation as Vikings...

This Is The Land I Love

So much to learn from the Haida

I feel so bad for what my ancestors did to these amazing people. I wish I could go back and undo all of it 😢 Beautiful video. Thanks for sharing 🙏 ❤️

Just magical ⛰️🍃

Beautiful video

Love this land, looking forward to visit and make a connection.....from Into the Wild, UK

It could be so easy to live in peace end love with the ALL ❤🦅🌳✨💚 I pray every day for this

Magical place.

Very well spoken.

Thanks for sharing. Your island looks beautiful. I love the raven story and believe your ideas. People forget the reason that’s they’re here. It’s nothing to do with money. It’s spiritual ..🦅

I LOVE YOUR VIDEO'S AND MY KIDS LOVE IT TOO.

So beautiful, makes me wanna cry. How is that even possible this video has so few likes?

Beautifully shot video, I have always wanted to visit Haida Gwaii and experience it's beauty

💖💖💖 I had a past life where I lived here. watching this made me cry. Home!! 🐋

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a masterpiece

Nice video.

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The Haida remind a lot of the Ainu of Japan.

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God always preserves His remnant 💚 Hawaiians still remain as well

Tears Bring my peoples belonging back this is our land and you thieves and pale faces have no right to take it #weloveyouhaida #fromyoyrpolynesianfamily

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Well, many stolen totem poles wich were located in abandonned villages are in museum now...but what if they remained in place like those seen at 3.11 ? Quite a paradox, they could'nt be reclaimed nor saying something on Haida people if they werent conserved at first. If the purpose is to convey a message to a broader audience in order to bring attention may be they should remain in museums next to large city.

is it wrong if the haida people remind me of vikings?

When is Haida Gwaii going to be an independent country?

Scotland of the Pacific!

Weren't the Haida slave "harvesters" and slave traders (of other Indigenous clans) for centuries up and down the west coast? This is what the Haida war canoes were used for. People captured in raids were used as slaves or sold/traded by the Haida.

14,000 years? Where is the proof?

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