No matter our environment, we have always been Haida,” Jisgang Nika Collison, executive director at the Haida Gwaii Museum, stated.
It is a precious reminder of our inextricable relationship with, and responsibility to, our home and each other.
Each of the previous three coins in the series features a gem in the centre, including one with a Madagascar ruby and another with an emerald.
Abalone shell comes from a mollusk that is a traditional food for Haida.