hénƛ̓ikʷilaxʷ - A Haisla Origin Story
In joyful collaboration with Haisla Nation Council, artist Paul Windsor, composer Shelley Bolton and narrator Teresa Windsor, this film retraces the steps of the first Haisla - Wamis/hénƛ̓ikʷilaxʷ - in this recounting of the Nations’ origin.
Running Time | 6:15
Location | From East to West, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq People, Halifax, Nova Scotia; the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit, Toronto, Ontario; Chippewas of a Nawash Unceded First Nation, Neyaashiinigmiing, Ontario; Treaty 7 Territory, Calgary, Alberta; and on the unceded territories of the the Coast Salish, Səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ, Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w, S’ólh Téméxw, Stz’uminus, Ts'msyen Laxyuup and the Xàʼisla w̓áwís, Vancouver, Terrace, Kitamaat Village, Jugwees IR5/Minette Bay, British Columbia
Partners | Haisla Nation Council