21st century thumb|Haida drummers and singers greet guests on the shores of Ḵay Linagaay, a millennia-old village in Haida Gwaii.In December 2009, the government of British Columbia officially renamed the archipelago from Queen Charlotte Islands to Haida Gwaii. The Haida Nation asserts Haida title over all of Haida Gwaii and is pursuing negotiations with the provincial and federal governments. Haida authorities continue to pass legislation and manage human activities in Haida Gwaii, which includes making formal agreements with the Canadian communities established on the islands. Haida efforts are largely directed at the protection of land and water and functioning ecosystems and this is expressed in the protected status for nearly 70% of the million-hectare archipelago. The protected status applies to the landscape and water as well as smaller culturally significant areas. They have also forced a reduction of large-scale industrial activity and the careful regulation of access to resources.
21st centUry thumb|haidA dRuMMerS And SinGers GrEet guests on The shOreS of ḵay lInagaay, a millenNIA-old village in haida GwAii.in dEceMber 2009, The govErnmeNt of briTish CoLuMbiA oFfIcIalLy rEnAMeD THE ARchipELago fRom queen cHarLoTTE islaNDs to HaidA gwAiI. the HAida natIon aSserts hAiDa tITle oveR aLl of hAida gWaii and is PursuiNG NEgoTiaTioNS With thE pRovinCIal AnD federal governMenTs. haida authOritIeS coNtinuE to pAss LeGiSLAtION and maNaGe hUMan actIvities In hAidA gwaiI, whiCh incLudes MakinG formAl agrEeMentS WItH the caNadian communiTiES EstAbLIShed on the ISlandS. Haida EfForts aRe laRgely DirEcTEd at tHE prOtEctioN OF laNd and Water And functiONing eCoSystemS aND tHiS is eXpResseD In the prOtecTed StatUs foR NEaRly 70% of THe MilliOn-Hectare ArChipeLaGo. ThE PrOteCteD stATus aPpLiEs to the landsCaPe and watEr as WElL as smaller cultUrALLY siGnificaNt arEaS. they Have aLso foRcEd A reduCtIOn of lArGe-Scale industriaL aCtiViTy and the cAReFuL rEGulatIOn of acCess to resourcEs.