SGang Gwaay National Park Reserve - Canada

Unesco's Scientific, Educational and Cultural Organization has recognized the SGang Gwaay National Park Reserve in Canada as a World Cultural Heritage in 1981.

SGang Gwaay National Park Reserve - World Cultural Heritage in Canada

SGang Gwaay National Park Reserve is located on a small island called Anthony off the coast of western Canada. So far, what's left on the island are just houses with very special wood carvings . These houses and reliefs were created by the Haida Indian tribe . Haida Indians live in villages on this island, now SGang Gwaay National Park. During the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the village was called Koyahs and Coyahs.

Up to now, there are still residences in this area that have been used as funeral homes. On the walls of these houses, many different illustrations of the Indian life of Haida are vividly vivid. According to historical documents, the Haida Indian tribe is a warring tribe on the sea as well as in the jungle. The warriors of the other tribes were captured as slaves to the wealthy families of the Haida tribe. Although it is a warlike tribe, this tribe attaches great importance to the art of painting and sculpture. They applied sculpting of Totem columns to decorate each house. This is a separate religious symbol and also a symbol of wealth as well as to mark the events of a tribe, a family. The higher the Totem, the bigger the family history. Totem is also built around the grave house to hold the corpses of corpses. The Haida believe that Totem will suppress demons to harass and totem (the ancestors of the lineage) will bless the dead souls to heaven and the descendants of the dead.

Because of his interest in art, therefore, the general works of the Haida tribal Indians have many bas-reliefs, carvings and drawings of nature, hunting, fishing and picking scenes. gather.

In addition to the houses, drawings and carvings of the Indian tribe, the SGang Gwaay National Park Reserve is also home to many plant and animal species. According to statistics, there are an estimated 750,000 seabirds nesting along the SGang Gwaay coast from May to August each year.

Zoologists say the Anthony Islands are a special habitat for flora and fauna. The distinctive SGang Gwaay fauna system has evolved over thousands of years. Six of the ten mammal species on the islands are subspecies that cannot be found elsewhere on Earth. They include dark shrews, Ecmin mink and Marten weasel . Not only that, but black bear SGang Gwaay is also the only animal and today only on the islands. With a rich diet including salmon and hard-shelled creatures for too long, black bears have larger developed teeth than black bears that live on land. Besides, the island also has some common continental animals such as cougars, wolves and bears that cannot be found on all islands. However, many other popular species include deer, long black-tailed Sitka deer, pandas, squirrels, beavers and three species of rats.

The climate on the island is also exceptional with the temperature of the Pacific tropical rainforest extending from the sea to the slopes of the San Christoval Mountains. Flowers, herbs, grass and lobster ears on the mountain thrive in this area. At lower altitudes, moderate rain and temperature facilitate dense, moss-covered forests with high red western cedar trees, samurai and Sitka spruce. Some trees in ancient forests have lived for over 1,000 years and have elevations of up to 95 meters. Besides, the climate features many different types of low-altitude trees made up of shrubs including heath, blueberries, ferns, ferns and many more.

Few people know that the island is currently above sea level that it used to be below. The geological change in this area has been going on for tens of thousands of years. During the ice age most of North America was covered by ice, the amount of water from melting ice pushed the island higher than its original level.

SGang Gwaay National Park is recognized by Unesco according to criteria (iii): SGang Gwaay National Park reserve located on Anthony Island is an archipelago off the west coast of Canada. This is the only evidence for Haida's culture and history. Besides the art of Indian tribe Haida are beautiful and high-value works of art in the world.