OpenRoad Driver Volume 17 Issue 1 Nov. 2021 | Page 70

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EXTRAS Kiis Gwaii LAND OF PLENTY

Words and photos by Will Fong
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“ Where your world ends ,” the Haida say , “ ours begins .” On the northernmost edge of Haida Gwaii is Langara Island , or Kiis Gwaii as it is known to the Haida . This remote island is both an end destination for anglers today , and an opening chapter to the land ’ s history and mystical beauty .