SGang Gwaay, Canadá

A aldeia de Ninstins  (Nan Dins) encontra-se localizada numa pequena ilha da costa occidental das ilhas de Queen Charlotte (Haida Gwai)

Vestígios de casas e tótemes funerários esculpidos e comemorativos constituem testemunho da vida e da arte do povo Haida.

O sitio celebra a cultura viva do povo  Haida e a sua ligação com a terra e o mar e proporciona uma chave visual das suas tradições orais.

EN:

The village of Ninstints (Nans Dins) is located on a small island off the west coast of the Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii).

Remains of houses, together with carved mortuary and memorial poles, illustrate the Haida people's art and way of life.

The site commemorates the living culture of the Haida people and their relationship to the land and sea, and offers a visual key to their oral traditions.

FR:
Le village de Ninstints (Nans Dins) est situé sur une petite île sur la côte ouest des îles de la Reine-Charlotte (Haïda Gwaii).

Les vestiges de maisons ainsi que de mâts funéraires et commémoratifs sculptés fournissent des exemples de la vie et de l'art toujours vivants des Haïdas.

Le site commémore la culture vivante des Haïdas, leur relation avec la terre et la mer et offre une clef visuelle des traditions orales.

Outstanding Universal Value

Brief Synthesis

On the island of SG̱ang Gwaay, the remains of large cedar long houses, together with a number of carved mortuary and memorial poles at the village of SG̱ang Gwaay Llnagaay (formerly Nan Sdins), illustrate the art and way of life of the Haida. The property commemorates the living culture of the Haidaand their relationship with the land and sea. It also offers a visual key to their oral traditions. The village of SG̱ang Gwaay was occupied until shortly after 1880. What survives is unique in the world, a 19th-century Haida village where the ruins of houses and memorial or mortuary poles illustrate the power and artistry of Haida society.

Criterion (iii): SG̱ang Gwaay bears unique testimony to the culture of the Haida. The art represented by the carved poles at SG̱ang Gwaay Llnagaay (Nan Sdins) is recognized to be among the finest examples of its type in the world.

souce: UNESCO site

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