Haywaas’ Question – What is Reconciliation?

Gidin Jaad (Eagle Woman) Erica Reid follows her matrilineal lineage of her mother Gidin Jaad Crosby, and was born to the Naay ‘Yuwans X̱aaydag̱a (the Big House People) Skidegate Gidins clan on Haida Gwaii. Erica honours her patrilineal lineage of her father William (Butch) Ryan who is Tsimshian from the community of Lax Kw’alaams B.C. She is a proud wife and mother of five children. Erica is a graduate of the University of Northern British Columbia with a Bachelor of Education and is currently teaching in Haida Gwaii.

James Reid was born to Michael and Yvonne Reid of Terrace, British Columbia. James’ father is a retired educator who is a son of a British home child and a Blackfoot orphan. James’ mother is the child of an Eastern European refugee who fled Europe during World War II. James is a proud father of five. With degrees in history and education, he graduated from the University of British Columbia and took his first teaching position in Masset, Haida Gwaii. He has been teaching in Haida Gwaii for sixteen years.