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Award for Skidegate woman

After 15 years as the Cultural Liaison for Gwaii Haanas, Barb Wilson of Skidegate has received the Distinguished Alumni Award from UVic for her commitment to life-long learning and professional achievements."I was really quite overwhelmed by it all," said Ms Wilson. "I had not received something like this before, and I didn't really know what it was all about. I guess it was for my teaching and writing."Ms Wilson has for several years worked and lectured with groups such as the Haida Watchmen and has co-published books on subjects covering topics such as Haida history and culture and natural phenomena on the islands. She's also helped with the naming of places and streets, and is a specialist at Gwaii Haanas on all things Haida, old stories, traditional ecological knowledge and more.Through her writing and teaching of topics such as ethno-botany and cultural stewardship, she hopes to help Haida people find healing and regain their identities.