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The Yakoun River's watershed provides the Haida with continuance of traditional cultural uses, such as monumental cedar and cedar bark harvesting, medicinal plant harvesting, hunting, fishing, food gathering, as well as providing a setting for spiritual use and cultural expression through monumental
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The Yakoun River has been used by Haida people since time immemorial. Archaeological evidence indicates that the Yakoun River's watershed has been occupied for at least 10,000 years. The
Yaaguun G̱andlaay Conservancy at the mouth of the river was home to Haida villages and seasonal camps. There are
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and flows generally north along a twisting path. It collects the tributary streams Brent Creek, Phantom Creek, Ghost Creek, Wilson Creek, King Creek, Drill Creek, Gold Creek, Canyon Creek, Blackbear Creek, Log Crek, Canoe Creek, and
Florence Creek. As the river nears its mouth at Masset Inlet it
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The Yakoun River is located on Graham Island, the northernmost and largest island of the Haida Gwaii archipelago. The river originates at Yakoun Lake, in south-central Graham Island, just north of
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25 registered archaeological sites and extensive cultural features, such as remnants of canoes and fish weirs, within the conservancy. It is considered the "River of Life" by the Haida.
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known as the "Golden Spruce Tree", considered sacred by the Haida, grew on the west bank of the Yakoun River until 1997 when it was cut down by
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is an estimated 32.6 m/s (1,150 cu ft/s). The mouth of the Yakoun River is located about 3.5 km (2.2 mi) south of
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