Lyell Island, known also in the Haida language as Athlii Gwaii,Pacofi Bay Lodge Tour 2 is a large island in the Haida Gwaii archipelago on the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada. It is located on the east side of Moresby Island, just south of Laskeek Bay. The island is a part of the Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site.
Lyell Island was the focus of anti-logging demonstrations that led to establishment of Gwaii Haanas park in 1993. 72 Haida citizens were arrested by the RCMP and charged with Contempt of Court. Also arrested on Lyell Island was a Canadian MP, Svend Robinson.article in The Ubyssey by Todd Wong, Feb. 25, 1986, p.2 The protests started October 24, 1985, and continued for three months and eventually led to the process which culminated in the creation of Gwaii Haanas.
See also Council of the Haida Nation Dené–Yeniseian languages Guujaaw Haida Gwaii: On the Edge of the World Haida language Hlk'yah G̱awG̱a (Windy Bay) Indigenous peoples of Siberia Lohafex Moresby Camp List of islands of British Columbia, Canada List of islands of British Columbia The Stand (2024 film) Haida Gwaii
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Lyell Island: 25 Years Later, Larry Pynn, Vancouver Sun, Nov. 13, 2010 (archived at wildernesscommittee.org) An undergraduate research project: The Story of Lyell Island, Brittany Yu, Julia Wakeling, Malik Sayadi and Jaimie Wu, April 12, 2017 Loggers Confront Haida Blockade, CBC Digital Archives, Nov. 2, 1985