“Women’s Dance”

Women’s Dance, released on March 8, International Women’s Day 2025. This release aligns with the global celebration of women’s achievements and the ongoing push for gender equality, resonating deeply with this year’s International Women’s Day theme: “Accelerate Action.”

About the Song:

A Timely Celebration of Women’s Power 

We intend that our version of this ancient song, Women’s Dance reminds us of the ancient wisdom and strength held by women in Indigenous matrilineal societies. Haida society is inherently matrilineal, with lineage, identity, and leadership passed through women. Haida women hold esteemed roles as advisors, cultural stewards, and community leaders. With this song and dance we celebrate this enduring legacy.

The accompanying image, RED, is part of Terri-Lynn’s Haida Female Supernatural Being art series and portrays a Haida woman dancing with intense energy, asking us to celebrate our identity. She asks us to connect with our allies, walk proud, and step into the light. She walks with love and asks us to do the same, to commit to our own strength and to do so with pride and passion, moving towards a new transformative goal with body, mind and spirit.

Photo by Farah Nosh

A Call to Action: Dance with Us!

Let us celebrate together—through song, dance, and shared purpose—to uplift women everywhere.

A Gift from the Heiltsuk Nation to the Haida

David Gladstone of the Heiltsuk Nation gifted two songs back to the Haida people in 1978. These two Haida songs survived with the Heiltsuk Nation. The Haida use this song as a Women’s Dance Song and the second as a Men’s Dance Song—sharing both in Potlatches and Feasts and inviting audience participation.

This single, being released March 8, 2025 is from the forthcoming album “Edge of the World”, which will be released in April 2025.