Haida/Cree musician Kristi Lane Sinclair hosts the Haida episodes as we kick off season 2 of Words and Culture. Kristi visits carvers Jaalan and Gwaai Edenshaw as they finish creating a memorial pole for their father Guujaaw. Kristi also shares some of the history of the Haida.

Kristi Lane Sinclair takes listeners to a potlatch to feast and celebrate the Gidansta pole. She paints the scenes in the longhouse and shares how the potlatch ban and outlawing of ceremonies affected the Haida.

Diane Brown shares her experiences in becoming a storyteller of Haida legends. She shares one of the legends about raven.

Erika Ryan shares her love of the Haida language, how she learned and how she is passing it along to not only younger generations but older ones as well. Plus she teaches Kristi how to flirt in the language!

Christian White shares his experiences as an artist and thoughts on how to find your place in the community while learning the language.

Kristi Lane Sinclair recaps her Haida series by revisiting some of her favorite conversations with music from previously unreleased music by the host herself and Haida icon Terri-Lynn Williams Davidson.