Lyell Island, known also in the Haida language as Athlii Gwaii,[1][2] is a large island in the Haida Gwaii archipelago on the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada. The island is a part of the Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site.

Lyell

Haida: Athili Gwaii[1]
The northern Pacific Northwest Coast, showing the position of the archipelago in relation to other islands in the region. The southern half of Prince of Wales Island is Kaigani Haida territory, but is not commonly included in the term Haida Gwaii.
Geography
Location	Coast of British Columbia
Coordinates	52°40′00″N 131°30′00″W
Archipelago	Queen Charlotte Islands
Administration
Canada

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.[3] 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.[4]

See also

• List of islands of British Columbia

References

External links

• "Lyell Island". BC Geographical Names.
• 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

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