A visual guide to Haida oral history
Vancouver-based photographer Farah Nosh set out to document the aging, dwindling ranks of fluent Haida speakers, in a book and an ongoing exhibit at the Bill Reid Gallery
James Young (Nang King.aay 'uwans) was the last trained oral speaker in Haida culture.
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Claude (Míijuu) Morrison (Kúng Skiís) in Hydaburg, Alaska.
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Mary Swanson (K'iis Gwaay Naan) of Masset, Haida Gwaii.
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Ernie Wilson (Niis Wes) of Skidegate, Haida Gwaii.
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Stephen Brown of Masset, Haida Gwaii.
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