Haida Gwaii

Carving Culture and Crafting a Legacy: The Revival of Haida Traditions

Patience and persistence pay off for the Haida Nation

Tree Langdon
7 min readApr 8, 2024

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A white and grey mask for traditional Haida ceremonies
A white and grey mask for traditional Haida ceremonies — Image by Author 2023

I’ll never look at a totem pole in the same way again.

In the fall of 2023, I visited Haida Gwaii* with my partner. We started our journey in the northern part of the island. There was a…

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Tree Langdon
Digital Global Traveler

Tree Langdon is a Canadian writer and artist. Her stories, poetry and sketches are inspired by her dreams for the world and by her passions.