Ninstints, Anthony Island, Sgang Gwaay, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve, Haida Gwaii, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canadian National Parks Stock Photos - PhotosCanada.com Gallery

Ninstints, Anthony Island, Sgang Gwaay, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve, Haida Gwaii, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canadian National Parks Stock Photos

Ninstints Totem Pole, Sgang Gwaay, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve, Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada CM11-23

Ninstints Totem Pole, Sgang Gwaay, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve, Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada CM11-23

Description : The early Haida buried their chiefs by compacting their bodies into a tiny wooden box that was placed at the top of a burial totem in front of the chief,s lodge. The carvings on the totem would tell the story of significant events in the man,s life.

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