<Ul> <Li> Pacific </Li> </Ul> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Seat of Government: The X̱aaydaG̱a Waadlux̱an Naay http://www.haidanation.ca/ Members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia: Jennifer Rice (of 87 total) Members of the House of Commons of Canada: Nathan Cullen (of 42 in BC and 338 total) Flag of the Haida Nation </Td> </Tr> <P> Haida Gwaii (/ ˈhaɪdə ˈɡwaɪ /; Haida kíl: X̱aaydag̱a Gwaay. yaay / X̱aayda gwaay, literally "Islands of the Haida people"), is an archipelago approximately 45 - 60 km (30 - 40 mi) off the northern Pacific coast of Canada . Part of the Canadian province of British Columbia, the islands were formerly and are still commonly known as the Queen Charlotte Islands . They are separated from the mainland to the east by the Hecate Strait . Queen Charlotte Sound lies to the south, with Vancouver Island beyond . To the north, the disputed Dixon Entrance separates Haida Gwaii from the Alexander Archipelago in the U.S. state of Alaska . </P> <P> The islands are the heartland of the Haida Nation . Haida people have lived on the islands for 13,000 years, and currently make up approximately half of the population . The Haida exercise their sovereignty over the islands through their acting government, the X̱aaydaG̱a Waadlux̱an Naay, and have as recently as 2015 hosted First Nations delegations such as the Potlatch and subsequent treaty signing between the Haida and Heiltsuk . </P>

In what part of british columbia is haidi gwaii found