War canoe takes Prince William and Kate to Haida Gwaii as royal tour winds down
HAIDA GWAII, B.C. — Prince William and Kate arrived at a small village off the coast of B.C. on Friday in a replica 15-metre Haida war canoe, ferried to the remote island by paddlers wearing T-shirts opposing liquefied natural gas development.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were welcomed to the Haida heritage hall by more than a dozen chiefs and elders.
Young dancers in brightly coloured and beaded regalia performed a dance to honour the survivors of Canada’s residential schools and their personal journeys.
They also did a magical dance that highlighted the many animals that provide spiritual, cultural and life-sustaining sustenance to the Haida. One dancer dressed as a bear rose up and roared during the dance.