Gidin Jaad Erica Reid

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.