Haida Gwaii artist’s design featured on Canadian $200 gold coin – Maple Ridge News

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.

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