Legends of the Old Massett Haida G̲aaw X̲aadee gyaahlaangaay

CBC Audio (Added Author).

Summary: "In July 2005 the people of Old Massett [Masset] retold the ancient stories of creation, lessons and values for a preservation project by CBC Radio and the Haida Heritage and Repatriation Society. The team worked closely with fluent speakers of Xaad Kil to record these legends in their original oral form. Haidas from Old Massett were chosen to read the parts of the mythical or ancient characters in this collection of five stories. The stories were then mixed with the actual sounds - ravens, eagles, frogs, ocean, wind and rain - found on Haida Gwaii. The dramatizations of these Haida legends were recorded in the Dii Tuulang Naay Family Centre in Old Massett. This is the home of the Language Nest - a group of dedicated parents and elders, attempting to rejuvenate the Haida language for future generations." --container

Record details

ISBN: 9780660196169
ISBN: 0660196166
Physical Description: sound recording (CD)]
sound disc
2 sound discs (ca. 120 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [Toronto, Ont.?] : CBC Audio, c2007.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Compact discs.
Formatted Contents Note:	1. Killer whale men = Sgaan iihlaanjadaa gyaahlaangaay / as told by: Christian White -- 2. Yaanee K̲'uk̲aa = Yaanee K̲'uk̲aa gyaahlaangaay / as told by: Joyce Bennett, Jaalen Edenshaw, Sharon Matthews & Mary Swanson -- 3. Bear mother = Taan aaw gyaahlaangaay / as told by: Christian White & Mary Swanson -- 4. Baby octopus = Nuu giidee gyaahlaangaay / as told by: Mary Swanson -- 5. Raven creation stories = Yaahl gin tlaaw hlass gyaahlaangaay / as told by: Christian White & Joyce Bennett.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Cultural advisor, Lucille Bell ; producers, Dick Miller, Leah Shaw, Barbara Worthy ; Haida language teachers, Mary Swanson, Steven Brown.
Participant or Performer Note:	Various performers ; Vernon Williams, Jusquan Bedard, Tara Brennan, Candace Weir, Carrie Carty, vocals, music.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Recorded July 2005 on the Queen Charlotte Islands.
Language Note:	In English and Haida.