SGaay Taw Siiwaay K’adjuu Heritage Site/Conservancy
SGaay Taw Siiwaay K'adjuu Heritage Site/Conservancy is located on Haida Gwaii in the traditional territory of the Haida Nation. The conservancy was created in 2008 and covers 597 hectares.
SGaay Taw Siiwaay K’adjuu Heritage Site/Conservancy is a protected area on Haida Gwaii in BC.
SGaay Taw Siiwaay K’adjuu Heritage Site/Conservancy
The SGaay Taw Siiwaay K’adjuu Heritage Site/Conservancy area has been used since time immemorial by the people of the Haida Nation for cultural, social and spiritual purposes. The freshwater lakes and the surrounding limestone outcrops are one of the most important locations on Haida Gwaii for rare and endemic plants.
Protection of SGaay Taw Siiwaay K’adjuu Heritage Site/Conservancy will help to preserve and maintain the ongoing social and ceremonial use of these cultural features, focusing on protecting harvesting and hunting areas and their associated cultural and biological values. It will provide for present and future Haida access to those areas for social, ceremonial and cultural purposes.
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