Tlell River, Haida Gwaii. “People are like trees, groups of people are like the forest. While the Forests are composed of many different kinds of trees, these trees intertwine their roots so strongly that it is impossible for the strongest wind which blow on our islands to uproot the Forest, for each tree strengthens it’s neighbour, and their roots are inextricably intertwined”. Chief Skidegate (Lewis Collinson), March 1966.











