SAH.HLINDAAW NAAY
Haida Gwaii Museum at Qay'llnagaay

Hunting, Gathering and Cultivation

Today, too many people are removed from nature to the point where they may have forgotten where their food comes from. That is, we have become conditioned to buying food from grocery stores or restaurants. This exhibit will share with the visitor:

• Where we harvest our traditional foods from and the complete nutrition they provide
• How these foods are caught, gathered, cultivated
• The transition of food gathering technologies over time
• The importance of healthy and intact lands and waters to sustain the harvesting of our traditional foods

Visitors are linked to the outside world through a glass corridor window on the ‘transitional ramp’.  Visitors are able to interpret the outside foliage visible from this exhibit space.

Archives

Located in the ‘Paid Access’ area of Qay’llnagaay, the Archives will not require researchers or people visiting only the Archive area of SAH.HLIN DAAW NAAY to pay an entrance fee. There will however, be controlled access by appointment, to ensure safekeeping of the archives.

These Archives will be the result of a merge between the current archival inventories held by the Heritage Centre's stakeholders - the Haida Gwaii Museum Society and the Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site. The role of the Archives is to gather and safe-keep the historical documentation of Haida Gwaii and to provide a place for people to further research Haida Gwaii culture, history, and scientific findings, through written materials and audio/visual.

Reading/Recording Room

This space provides Archive visitors a place to read and research material. The outside walls of the Archive area may feature from time to time:

• Oral history exhibits
• Historic photograph album