The British Columbia Reconciliation Award recognizes extraordinary individuals and organizations who have demonstrated exceptional leadership, integrity, respect, and commitment to furthering reconciliation with Indigenous peoples in the province of British Columbia, or inspired others to continue reconciliation efforts. Learn more about the BC Reconciliation Award recipients; visit the BC Achievement Foundation website, bcachievement.com/award/british-columbia-reconciliation-award-2024/, or the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia’s website, ltgov.bc.ca/priority-programs/the-bc-reconciliation-award/.
Watchmen, Skyáanaa ‘la’áaylang, stand atop Haida poles, watching for visitors and for danger. Lucy Bell, Sdahl Ḵ’awaas has served as a Watchman in the museum world, advocating for reconciliation, repatriation, and anti-racism.
As a founding member of the Haida Repatriation Committee, she has spent nearly 30 years helping return over 500 ancestral remains to Haida Gwaii, guided by Yahgudang (Respect), and reconnecting the Haida with their 12,000 belongings…
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British Columbia History (Digital) - 1 Issue, 58.1 Spring 2025