Haida Gwaii spotlight of show at Vancouver’s Bill Reid Gallery

"Land Sea People," an exhibition of contemporary art by Northwest Coast artists at Vancouver’s Bill Reid Gallery, aims to raise awareness about the need to protect the pristine beauty of the Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve.

The show, which runs Oct. 15 to March 27,  also draws attention to one of the first integrated land-sea-people plans in Canada, developed to provide strategies for the management of natural and cultural resources.  

Programming around the show includes discussions about the legacy of the 1985 Lyell Island protests, which led to the Gwaii Haanas agreement between the Haida Nation and the Canadian government.