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Gwaii Haanas is a protected land-and-sea area at the southern end of Haida Gwaii within Haida territory, where the Haida have lived for at least 14,000 years. Covering 138 islands, it became the center of a major late-20th-century conservation struggle that ended logging and led to its cooperative management by the Haida Nation and Canada. This shared stewardship reflects the Haida view that land and sea are inseparable. The area includes fjords, mountains, forests, lakes, salmon streams, and important marine habitat, and it preserves major cultural sites such as SG̱ang Gwaay, where Haida Watchmen continue to protect village remains and the surrounding environment.
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