Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 28, Number 7, 1 July 2011 — SHARING CULTURE WITH THE HAIDA NATION [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

SHARING CULTURE WITH THE HAIDA NATION

īhe Office of Hawaiian Affaīrs welcomed fellow brothers and sisters of the Haida Nation with pū, oli, dance and mele on Moy 31 . īhe Haidū delegotes, including youth through elders in their 90s, returned the greetings with song ond chont, ond the group wūs presented with ū gift of on ipu heke, o type of gourd drum. OHA's Native Hawaiian Historic Preservation Oouneil olso wūs on hand to engage in ū discussion with the visitors. Following the culturol exchange, the Haida delegates were treated to o soil on Hōkūle'a's sister ship Kamauheheu, through o trip coordinated by the OHA outreach team and the Pacific Voyaging Society. īhe delegates' visit to Hūwūī'ī wūs organized by Kaleo Patterson and Haaheo Guanson of the Pacific Justice and Reconciliation Center. īhe Haida Nation's traditional territory encompasses parts of southern Alaska, the archipelago of Haida Gwaii and its surrounding waters,- Photo: KaiMahll