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Towards a Marine Use Plan for Haida Gwaii: A Discussion Paper
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Published in November 2007 by the Council of the Haida Nation, this discussion paper lays the foundation for a Marine Use Plan for Haida Gwaii. It will be up to this generation to take action so that the marine area around Haida Gwaii will sustain families, economies and cultures for generations to come.
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Reflections of the Sea Around Haida Gwaii
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The context of these
‘reflections' lies in dialogue that Islanders have had about
marine issues over the past few years – informal
conversations, interviews and workshops. In this document, I have tried
to accurately reflect the thoughts, concerns and needs that I have
heard Islanders express. It is my hope that these reflections will
begin to lay foundations for an Islands' grown Haida Gwaii Marine
Strategy whose first consideration is Haida Gwaii and the people who
live with it.
~ Lynn Lee, October 2004
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Marine Issues Summary July 2004
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Brief summary of issues and themes emerging from
the December 2002 Island-wide workshop on marine planning.
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Deep Blue
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By Lynn Lee
Originally published in the July 2002 issue of Spruceroots Magazine, a
Haida Gwaii journal found at www.spruceroots.org/StoryCover.html.
It is hard to appreciate that which lies beneath
the ocean waves. There is an intensity of life that puts this
terrestrial world to shame. For many, even though we are surrounded by
saltwater, the ocean is just something we look at and admire - its
changing colour, the patterns of wave and wind that move across its
surface. Some people do have a strong connection to the sea by virtue
of culture, livelihood or the time spent as children at the seashore.
But by the same token, many don't think about what goes on beneath its
surface, for in those deep blue waters, spineless creatures, fishes and
mammals thrive in ecosystems that are the most ancient on the planet.
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Creative, Headstrong and Driven
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By Lynn Lee
Originally published in the October 2003 issue of the Marine Matters
Bulletin.
Here I sit in my office, Ani deFranco sings about
a goldfish and his castle that is a surprise every time, and I wonder
at the irony of how trying to conserve nature requires so much time
inside. Beyond my small window, the spruce trees sway to the rhythm of
a southeaster and the alders surrender their leaves to its tempestuous
breath. Further afield, the ocean surface beats to the rhythm of the
storm. All appears to be well on this autumn day.
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