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Council of the Haida Nation

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X̱aaydaG̱a Waadlux̱an Naay

Council of the Haida Nation

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X̱aayda Gwaii in British ColumbiaCanada
Largest Village Queen Charlotte
Official languages Haida (X̱aad kíl & X̱aayda kíl)English
Demonym X̱aayda, X̱aaydas, X̱aad, X̱aat (Haida)
Type Indigenous Government
Leaders
• President kil tlaats ‘gaa (Peter Lantin)
• Vice President Ginn wadluu un uula isdaa ayaagang (Trevor Russ)
• Representatives below
• HlG̱aagilda (Skidegate) List[show]
• G̱aaw (Old Massett) List[show]
• T’agwan (Vancouver) List[show]
• Kxeen (Prince Rupert) List[show]
• HlG̱aagilda Band Council List[show]
• G̱aaw Band Council List[show]
Legislature House of Assembly
• Upper house Hereditary Chiefs Council
• Lower house Village Councils
Establishment 1974
• First CHN Meeting 7 December
Area
• Total 10,180 km2 (3,930 sq mi)
Population
• 2008 estimate 4,761
• Density 0.468/km2 (1.2/sq mi)
Currency Canadian dollar
Time zone Pacific
Calling code +1 250
Website

http://www.haidanation.ca/

The Council of the Haida Nation (Haida: X̱aaydaG̱a Waadlux̱an Naay) is the Haida Government of the Haida Nation. The Haida Nation is engaged in a Title dispute of their territories, Haida Gwaii, and holds them to be independent from Canada. The Haida Nation, culturally, also includes portions of Alaska. The Kaigani Haida, who are the Alaskan group, are not part of the same government and are constituted separately within the Central Council Tlingit Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska. There are two villages on Graham island of the Haida Nation within Canada, G̱aaw, known in English as Old Massett and Hlg̱aagilda, known in English as Skidegate.

The Haida Gwaii archipelago is one of the richest marine and terrestrial environments on earth. The Haida people are a product of their environment; thus their culture is an emanation of respect and gratitude for their provider (god), the land and sea. The Council, formed in 1973, has been involved in many conflicts over the fate of its territories, which have been part of Canada since 1871, and by the Colony of British Columbia and the Colony of the Queen Charlotte Islands prior to that. No treaties between the Crown and the governments of the Haida were ever signed, as in most of the rest of the current Canadian province of British Columbia.

[1]The Constitute of the Haida Nation states that title of Haida Gwaii Citizen may be given to an individual who does not have Haida ancestry. However, this does not include receiving Haida indigenous rights. The constitute also acknowledges the Haida language (X̱aayda Kil) as an official language of the Haida Nation, in addition to English.

[2]The House of Assembly is a legal form of Haida National government. This group also has the right to pass laws which align with the Constitution of the Haida Nation. The House of Assembly meet yearly with the Council of the Haida Nation. Each year alternates between G̱aaw (Old Masset) and Hlg̱aagilda (Skidegate). In addition to the House of Assembly, the Council of the Haida Nation meet quarterly with the Haida citizens.

The Council of the Haida Nation sustains a Secretariat. [3]The duties of the Secretariat are as follows: the Secretariat will answer to both the House of Assembly and the Council of the Haida Nation, the Secretariat will act as Treasurer and will manage the staff of the Council of the Haida Nation, and the Secretariat has multiple rights to the credit of the Council of the Haida Nation.

All Haida territories were in the past also claimed by Russia and Spain as well as the United States. Once Russian and Spanish claims to Haida Gwaii were given up in treaties with Britain and the United States, the islands continued to be claimed by the United States until the British claim to them was formalized by the creation of the Colony of the Queen Charlotte Islands in 1853. Russian claims to Kaigani Haida territory were sold to the United States in 1867 with the Alaska Purchase.

External links[edit]

  • Haida Nation
  • Skidegate Band Council
  • Council of the Haida Nation page on Skidegate Band Council
  • Council of the Haida Nation - Forest Guardians
  • British Columbia Treaty Commission
  • [1]Constitution of the Haida Nation – Council of the Haida Nation
  • [2]House of Assembly – Council of the Haida Nation
  • [3]Mandate – Council of the Haida Nation
  1. ^ a b "Constitution of the Haida Nation" (PDF). Council of the Haida Nation. November 10, 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  2. ^ a b "House of Assembly – Council of the Haida Nation". www.haidanation.ca. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
  3. ^ a b "Mandate – Council of the Haida Nation". www.haidanation.ca. Retrieved 2017-11-10.