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SG̱ang Gwaay: a Haida village and its poles

A wooded coastal view at SG̱ang Gwaay Llnagaay, photographed in 2016; the photograph does not show the village’s poles.
A wooded coastal view at SG̱ang Gwaay Llnagaay, photographed in 2016; the photograph does not show the village’s poles. S'G̱ang Gwaay Llanagaay 6303 · Yvrsigmatech · Photo source · Photo licence: Public domain. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.
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SG̱ang Gwaay Llnagaay (Nan Sdins), on an island at the southern tip of Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, bears unique testimony to Haida culture. The 19th-century village keeps the remains of 10 houses and 32 memorial or mortuary poles, and was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981.

Scope & context

The village site and its heritage status, not all of Haida Gwaii, Gwaii Haanas or Haida history.

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Parks Canada (World Heritage Sites in Canada)

Date of Inscription; Justification; Full description