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Skidegate Haida Language 'Word of the Week:

May 14th:  'Xaana Kaahlii' and means 'Skidegate Inlet' (the x has a 'back of the throat sound' and the 'k' is a popping back throat  'k' sound

May 7: 'laana - means 'town' (the l has a 'pinched l-sound)

April 30: 'Tllaal Llnagaay' - means Tlell Village / Tlell is a community located mid-Graham Island (close to Port Clements)

April 23: 'ngaal' means 'kelp' (the 'ng' blends together as in 'sing' or 'long')

April 18:  'tluu' means 'boat'  (rhymes with 'new')

April 11: 'xaagu' - means 'halibut' (the x has a 'back of the throat sound)

April 4: 'chiina': means 'fish' (the 'ch' sounds like 'ch' in chair or chalk)

Mar 28: 'Guud' and means 'Eagle' (the G is has a back of the (deeper) throat sound)

Mar 21: 'taaGun' means: Spring Salmon' (the G is has a back of the (deeper) throat sound)

Mar 14: 'kun' and means 'whale' - The 'un' sounds like the double 'o' sound in 'look' or 'book'

Mar 7: 'taan' - means 'black bear' (the 'aa' is a soft 'a' sound such as in 'father')

Feb 29: 'xaayda' (Haida) - means 'people'. The 'x' is a back throat sound

Feb 22: 'gwaay' (rhymes with my, pie, sigh) Meaning: Island. We have also seen it spelled as Gwaii (Haida Gwaii)

Feb 15:  'k'ay' (rhymes with sky). Meaning: Sealion. 

Feb 8: 'k'aaw' ('aaw' sounds like 'ow'). Meaning: Herring roe on kelp -(and it tastes so good!)

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From November 2007 to October 2009 a group of committed local stakeholders worked with Tourism BC on Haida Gwaii and completed the comprehensive Haida Gwaii Community Tourism Plan. This is a valuable resource to the industry that prepares the Islands to take the next step.

While tourism certainly has existed for many decades on Haida Gwaii, it came to the forefront upon the creation of the Gwaii Haanas Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site in 1993. A wide variety of tourism providers commenced operations in earnest as a result of this newly protected area. The communities of Haida Gwaii recognize the significance of tourism as a growing sector of the Islands economy.

The following studies are available as references:

• Heritage Tourism Strategy (2003)
•  Haida Gwaii Marketing Plan (2007)
•  Haida Gwaii Community Tourism Plan (2009)