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	Haisla (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Haisla is a cover term for the languages spoken in Kitamaat Village in British Columbia.
		Haisla is in sub-subgroup known as Upper North Wakashan, along with the languages Heiltsuk (Bella Bella) and Oowik'ala (Rivers Inlet).
		Haisla is the northernmost member of the larger family, Makah the southernmost.
	www-unix.oit.umass.edu /~ebach/haisla.htm (217 words)

	Aboriginal First Nations Native American Culture history spirituality traditions legends values repatriation protection
		The Haisla G'psgolox totem pole at the Museum of Ethnography in Stockholm
		Haisla native leaders, including Chief G'psgolox, travelled from Kitamaat Village to hold a historic welcoming ceremony at the UBC Museum of Anthropology today, where the pole will be displayed temporarily until June 19.
		In 1872, Chief G'psgolox of the Haisla commissioned the carving of a totem pole to commemorate an encounter with the mythical being Tsooda.
	www.turtleisland.org /culture/culture-haisla.htm (4167 words)

	Dispatches \| From Kawesas
		The Haisla have been using the Kawesas for fishing, trapping and hunting since time immemorial, but these activities leave few traces or enduring structures that demonstrate their claim to the territory.
		The project follows the Haisla tradition that each hereditary chief has a lodge in the territory whose resources he is charged with sharing and protecting from misuse.
		Haisla leaders and representatives of Nanakila extended thanks to Ecotrust, which has helped the Haisla in their efforts to protect the Kawesas and Kitlope.
	www.tidepool.org /dispatches/kowesas.cfm (869 words)

	Haisla Language
		Haisla is a Wakashan language of the Northwest Coast, spoken today by around 200 people in British Columbia.
		Haisla story with English translation and an audio recording.
		Story of a sacred Haisla totem pole's return from a museum in Sweden.
	www.native-languages.org /haisla.htm (121 words)

	Namnlöst dokument
		Which is why that long-ago interview with a man whose intellect was at odds with his emotions sprang so vividly into memory while I was considering the enormous impact that the raising of a totem pole a few days ago is having upon a small north coast community.
		The raising of the new pole in the remote Kitlope on Wednesday represents both the resurgence of the assertive confidence for which the Haisla were once known and a spirit of pragmatic compromise and generosity toward the intentions of those who took the pole.
		In exchange, the Haisla offered to commission the carving of two perfect replicas, one to go to Sweden for display in the museum, one to be erected in the proper place.
	www.hypatia.se /haisla/000902.htm (829 words)

	Map: Haisla Territory and Totem Pole Location (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Haisla people have a history dating back thousands of years in a territory for which they have never surrendered their aboriginal title.
		Evidence of their long-time presence exits in the forests in the form of archaeological discoveries of former villages and culturally-modified cedar and spruce trees where the bark was stripped for its fibres and used in weaving baskets, rope and clothing.
		Respect for the region is seen by the continued tradition of requiring anyone entering the Kitlope to wash their face in the glacial waters to purify themselves and allow the area to become acquainted with the newcomer.
	www.inforain.org /maparchive/haisla.htm (407 words)

	Sweden :: Recent News :: Haisla G'psgolox Totem Pole
		With the assistance of Canadian Heritage, the Embassy of Canada in Stockholm and the Government of Sweden, a delegation of thirteen Haisla First Nation representatives visited Sweden, March 11-19, to celebrate the repatriation of the Haisla G'psgolox totem pole.
		Witnessed by some 200 people and international media, the 1200 kilo pole was lifted by a crane into a waiting truck while the Haisla sang songs to the beat of their drums.
		A replacement pole given to the museum by the Haisla was then raised outside with the assistance of Ambassador, Minister Pagrotsky and Swedish NHL hockey legend Börje Salming.
	geo.international.gc.ca /canada-europa/sweden/embassy/gpsgolox-en.asp (378 words)

	Namnlöst dokument
		The return of the pole is part of a growing international trend towards the repatriation of cultural treasures to communities of origin.
		Some Haisla delegates resented this requirement, saying the pole should stand outside, but they came to realize the necessity of preserving it.
		Meanwhile, the Haisla plan to ask museums in Canada, including the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Ottawa, for the return of artifacts and have sent inquiries to museums in New York, Germany and England.
	www.hypatia.se /haisla/010513.htm (961 words)

	Donovan & Company - Haida v. BC and Weyerhaueser
		PART IV The Intervener the Haisla Nation, also known as the Kitamaat Indian Band, (the "Haisla Nation") is an Aboriginal nation whose territory lies in northwestern coastal British Columbia.
		On July 18, 2000, the Haisla Nation's aboriginal title action was placed into abeyance, by agreement of all the parties, in recognition of the intention of all parties to negotiate under the BCTC Process rather than litigate.
		The Haisla Nation has noted a marked improvement in the treaty negotation process and in its ability to interest government and industry in constructive discussions since the Court of Appeal decided the case on appeal.
	www.aboriginal-law.com /news/haida-v-bc-weyerhaueser_2004-03-24.htm (6055 words)

	Native spirits soar as Sweden returns - Unexplained Mysteries Discussion Forums
		A 15-member delegation of the Haisla First Nation was on hand in Stockholm to receive the totem pole.
		Haisla band members beat drums and chanted as the nine-metre totem pole was loaded onto a truck outside the Museum of Ethnography.
		The Haisla erected the pole in 1876 at the mouth of the Kitlope River, just north of Vancouver Island, to honour their forest spirit for saving the tribe from a smallpox epidemic.
	www.unexplained-mysteries.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=64274 (418 words)

	Haisla - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Kitimaat Village, the Haisla reserve, is a short 20 minute drive south of the town of Kitimat at the head of the Douglas Channel, a 90-km (56-mi) saltwater corridor that connects the community to the Pacific Ocean.
		Haisla is related to the other North Wakashan languages, Oowekyala, Heiltsuk, and Kwakiutl.
		The name Haisla is derived from the Haisla word x̣àʔisla or x̣àʔisəla '(those) living at the rivermouth, living downriver'.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Haisla (233 words)

	Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada
		Drawing its name from the nearby Haisla community of Kitamaat, and meaning people of the snow, Kitimat is both an inland and a coastal settlement, in that the sportfishing haven sits on an arm of the Pacific Ocean that reaches 88 miles (140 km) inland, cutting deep into the Coast Mountains.
		The oral histories of the Haisla, and anthropological studies, tell of thriving communities of up to 10,000 Haisla here in the Kitimat Valley, and between 5,000 and 10,000 Henaaksaila centred on the Kitlope River watershed, about 100 km south east of Kitimat on the Gardner Canal.
		The Haisla and the Henaaksaila joined together in 1947, in a special ceremony in which the matriarchs of both communities accepted and sealed the amalgamation.
	kitimatbc.com (1379 words)

	What to read: Winter novels - Salon
		Haisla are Indians, or First Nations people, living in British Columbia, Canada.
		Robinson, acknowledging that the Haisla might be unfamiliar, formally introduces her readers to this foreign, icy world: "Find a map of British Columbia.
		Penetrating this very modern reality of alcohol, drugs, depression, oppression and fatal accidents are the spirits of the Haisla ancestors, who sometimes, but not always, buoy up their kin.
	dir.salon.com /story/books/feature/2000/11/22/novfiction/?pn=3 (546 words)

	Sharing Stories
		The territory has enormous cultural and spiritual significance for the Haisla and it is a perfect place for young people to "rediscover" their heritage.
		The Haisla Nation Rediscovery Program was founded in 1991 by Dolores Pollard, Corrina Wilson and other members of the Haisla Nation Women's Society as a way to address the problems afflicting the youth of their community.
		At the same time as the Haisla were struggling to prevent the logging of the Kitlope, people outside the community were recognizing the ecological significance of the watershed, and offering their support.
	www.sfu.ca /cscd/gateway/sharing/chap5.htm (3381 words)

	Kitlope Heritage Conservancy
		The Kitlope Valley is in an isolated region of northwestern BC, south of Kitimat, on BC's rainforest coast.
		This was opposed strongly by the Haisla First Nation who held firm against attempts by the company to overcome their opposition by offering jobs and other incentives.
		On August 16, 1994, the BC provincial government announced the conservation of the region as a Provincial Heritage Conservancy, to be co-managed by the Haisla First Nation.
	www.spacesfornature.org /greatspaces/kitlope.html (693 words)

	edmontonsun.com - Canada - Swedish museum returns totem pole
		To the sound of drum beats and chants, the nine-metre totem pole honouring the forest spirit Tsoda was lifted onto a truck outside Stockholm’s Museum of Ethnography.
		The Haisla people erected the totem pole in 1872 at the mouth of the Kitlope River to honour their forest spirit for saving the tribe from a smallpox epidemic.
		The Haisla band demanded it back, claiming it was stolen, and the Swedish government decided in 1994 to return the totem pole to its original indigenous owners on condition that it was properly preserved at an indoor facility.
	www.edmontonsun.com /News/Canada/2006/03/14/1487488.html (479 words)

	The Massachusetts Review - Vol. 44 Nos. 1 and 2
		The Haisla name for the site of Kitamaat Village is C’imauc’a (`Place of the Snags' - `snag' in local English means a stripped or dead tree or log).
		The name is not Haisla but rather Tsimshian in origin: `people or person of the snow' is the usual translation.
		Haisla is (we were sure) very different from English.
	www.massreview.org /4401/bach.htm (4669 words)

	CBC.ca Arts - Haisla welcome sacred totem back to B.C. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Louisa Smith, a spokeswoman for the Haisla totem committee and great-great-granddaughter of G'psgolox, the Haisla First Nation chief who commissioned the totem, told CBC News on Friday the totem holds great significance for the Haisla people.
		In a show of appreciation, the Haisla gave the Ethnographic Museum a replica of the totem created by a descendant of the man who carved the original.
		The Haisla began searching for the totem in the 1970s and finally located it in Stockholm in 1991.
	www.cbc.ca /arts/story/2006/07/01/haisla-totem.html (1348 words)

	Kitlope Tours
		The Haisla people consider this part of their ancestral lands to be of central importance to their cultural and spiritual well-being.
		By preserving this important part of their territory, the Haisla have given their children and generations to come a connection to the land that may otherwise have been lost.
		You soon reach Kitlope Lake, where you will follow Haisla traditions by washing your face to allow the Kitlope spirits to accept you and to show you mean no harm to the watershed.
	www.grizzlytours.ca /KitlopeTour.htm (1144 words)

	Raven's Eye Top News - August 2006
		Hundreds of Haisla Nation members joined dignitaries and members of other First Nations in Kitamaat village July 1 to celebrate the homecoming of the G'psgolox pole.
		The pole was originally commissioned by Haisla Chief G'psgolox in 1872 to commemorate an encounter he had with the spirit, Tsooda, who showed compassion to G'psgolox after he had suffered a great loss, losing all of his children.
		It wasn't until 62 years later that the Haisla discovered the pole's whereabouts and began negotiations with Sweden to repatriate it, which the Swedes finally agreed to in 2005.
	www.ammsa.com /raven/Raven-Aug2-2006.html (676 words)

	CBC.ca Arts - Haisla totem returns home to B.C. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		A sacred Haisla totem pole that was removed nearly 80 years ago has returned home to British Columbia.
		"Exciting is an understatement," Haisla elder Louisa Smith, a descendent of the chief who first commissioned the totem, told CBC News.
		The Haisla began searching for the totem in the 1970s and, in 1991, found it in Stockholm.
	www.cbc.ca /arts/story/2006/04/27/haisla-totem-bc.html?ref=rss (1282 words)

	Green Left - Canadian first nation wins forest protection
		It is also the last part of traditional Haisla territory to remain intact and acts as a source of cultural and spiritual inspiration for them.
		The Haisla, seeking to protect their land, worked with an environmental organisation called Ecotrust, a non-profit organisation dedicated to conservation-based development in North America's coastal rainforests.
		In August 1994, the Haisla Nation and the premier of British Columbia announced permanent protection of the Kitlope valley, which constitutes three quarters of the Greater Kitlope ecosystem.
	www.greenleft.org.au /1995/180/12408 (419 words)

	Canku Ota - October 18, 2003 - Totem
		In telling the story of the repatriation of the pole, the film captures the spirit of the people's long battle to rejuvenate their culture, traditions and language.
		At screenings across the country, the Haisla have been collecting funds to help construct a cultural centre, requested by the Stockholm Museum as a condition for returning the pole.
		The Haisla visitors will also be touring an exhibit of Haisla cultural artefacts at the museum when they arrive.
	www.turtletrack.org /Issues03/Co10182003/CO_10182003_Totem.htm (439 words)

	Na na kila Haisla Language
		The community school is built of cedar in a traditional manner and provides children in Kitamaat Village the opportunity to attend a school they can call their own.
		While there are two dictionaries available to everyone we have not as a community been able to take the next step in the necessary development work that would enable the school to play a leadership role in the reclamation of our language and culture.
		We hope to establish a firm foundation for the Haisla Language by beginning instruction with the 3 year olds, and the nursery children.
	www.nanakila.ca /language.html (377 words)

	Haisla (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The book consists of three parts: a Preface and Introduction (English and French) presenting the cultural background and history of research on North Wakashan oral traditions; the text of the myth, as narrated by Mr.
		Robertson; and a linguistic analysis and interlinear translation, together with a brief outline of Haisla phonology and syntax.
		Lincoln is a linguist at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver; Rath and Windsor are on the staff of the Haisla Cultural Centre.
	wings.buffalo.edu /linguistics/ssila/learning/haisla.htm (140 words)

	Haisla Nation leads Kitlope victory
		The area is also the last part of traditional Haisla territory
		The Haisla Nation Rediscovery Society holds camps in the Kitlope
		Haisla Nation has taken in protecting part of the world's largest,
	forests.org /archive/canada/haisla.htm (588 words)

	SFU News - Helping the Haisla to adapt - June 23, 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The small, picturesque and isolated village on B.C.’s northwest coast is surrounded by coastal mountains.
		Steve Wilson, elected chief counsellor of the Haisla Nation, says his village wants to regain the self-sufficiency and the industrious attitude they had before becoming dependent on government programs and welfare.
		Wholly owned by the Haisla community, the corporation is developing partnerships with established companies like Triumph Timber and has asked SFU to help build its capacity for change.
	www.sfu.ca /mediapr/print/sfu_news/archives/sfunews06230514.htm (505 words)

	Northwest Tribal Treaty Nations
		The Haisla Nation celebrated the repatriation of the G'psgolox pole from Sweden.
		The MOA with the Kitamat Liquefied Natural Gas Company on April 12, 2006 covers topics such as Haisla inclusion in employment, taxation and equity, as well as environmental stewardship and decomissioning.
		Haisla members will ratify the agreement in a vote held at the end of May.
	nwttgroup.com /index.html (706 words)

	Ecotrust Native Programs
		The pole was believed to have been carved in the 1870s by G'psgolox, a mortuary pole carved to honor the death of his wife and children.
		In 1929, his Haisla descendants returned from a fishing trip to discover the pole was mysteriously gone.
		Speeches honoring G'psgolox and the Haisla people followed, and special thanks were given to all those who helped in the process of repatriating the pole, including Ecotrust and Ecotrust Canada.
	www.ecotrust.org /nativeprograms/gpsgolox_totem_pole.html (526 words)

	Geocortex Success Stories - Featured Application: Haisla Nation Resources
		There, several Haisla council members and elders illustrated some of the challenges facing First Nations in bringing an understanding of their values and interests, expressed as cultural resources, to provincial planning processes.
		For example, some of the traditional information on the Haisla Web site at www.haisla.ca includes Haisla clans, place names and ‘wawais.’ The Haisla define wawais as traditional stewardship areas that are passed from generation to generation in the Haisla Potlatch system, which the Haisla define as their traditional model of governance.
		The Haisla have recognized that Internet-based interactive mapping is an ideal way to facilitate rapid retrieval of large amounts of information.
	www.geocortex.net /featuredApp_Haisla.html (670 words)

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