Haida Guide Dick Bellis

If you’re planning a trip to Haida Gwaii, consider spending a day with Dick Bellis. This 76-year-old self-described BSer is about as entertaining as a tour guide can get. I recently arranged for him to shepherd my travelling partner (the Octogenarian Mountain Goat – a.k.a. Dad) and me to Rennell Sound on the rugged west coast of Graham Island. Genetically half-Haida/half-Welsh, Dick is all Haida in outlook. Skil Q’uas (Dick’s Haida name) belongs to the Ravens, one of the Middle Town People, from Masset. He now lives in Skidegate. (more…)