Lyell Island, known also in the
Haida language
Haida (', ', ', ') is the language of the Haida people, spoken in the Haida Gwaii archipelago off the coast of Canada and on Prince of Wales Island in Alaska. An endangered language, Haida currently has 24 native speakers, though revitalizat ...
as Athlii Gwaii,
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is a large island in the
Haida Gwaii
Haida Gwaii (; hai, X̱aaydag̱a Gwaay.yaay / , literally "Islands of the Haida people") is an archipelago located between off the northern Pacific coast of Canada. The islands are separated from the mainland to the east by the shallow Heca ...
archipelago on the
North Coast of British Columbia
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Etymology
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, Canada. The island is a part of the
Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site
Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve, National Marine Conservation Area, and Haida Heritage Site, usually referred to simply as Gwaii Haanas (), is located in southernmost Haida Gwaii (formerly known as Queen Charlotte Islands), off the mainland of ...
.
Lyell Island was the focus of anti-logging demonstrations that led to establishment of Gwaii Haanas park in 1993. 72 Haida citizens were arrested by the RCMP and charged with Contempt of Court. Also arrested on Lyell Island was a Canadian MP,
Svend Robinson
Svend Robinson (born March 4, 1952) is a Canadian politician. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1979 to 2004, who represented suburban Vancouver-area constituencies of Burnaby for the New Democratic Party (NDP). He is noted as the first me ...
. The protests started October 24, 1985, and continued for three months and eventually led to the process which culminated in the creation of
Gwaii Haanas.
See also
*
List of islands of British Columbia
This is a list of islands of British Columbia.
South Coast
Vancouver Island
*Vancouver Island
Gulf of Georgia
Gulf Islands
=Southern Gulf Islands=
*Brethour Island
* Cabbage Island
* Curlew Island
* De Courcy Islands
** Mudge Island
**Lin ...
References
External links
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''Lyell Island: 25 Years Later'', Larry Pynn, ''Vancouver Sun'', Nov. 13, 2010(archived a
wildernesscommittee.org''An undergraduate research project: The Story of Lyell Island'', Brittany Yu, Julia Wakeling, Malik Sayadi and Jaimie Wu, April 12, 2017''Loggers Confront Haida Blockade'', ''CBC Digital Archives'', Nov. 2, 1985
Islands of Haida Gwaii
Haida
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