New Board Chair Miles Richardson

Miles Richardson

HaiCo extends a warm welcome to Kilslaay Kaajii Sding Miles Richardson, of the Eagle Clan of Ts’aahl, as the new board chair of HaiCo. The appointment to a two-year term, was made by the Council of the Haida Nation Nominators Committee.

Kilslaay Kaajii Sding, born in Daajing Giids Queen Charlotte City, Xaayda Gwaay.yaay Haida Gwaii, grew up in HlGaagilda Skidegate and in 1979 received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Victoria.
He has a long history of service to Haida and First Nations causes, and he brings a wealth of business and management experience to the role.
Kilslaay Kaajii Sding comes to HaiCo with significant governance experience, for example:

• From 1984 to 1996, served as President of the Council of Haida Nation.

• Was a member of the British Columbia Claims Task Force, which made recommendations to the Government of British Columbia and First Nations in British Columbia on how the three parties could begin negotiations to build a new relationship and what negotiations should include.

• Was a member of the First Nations Summit Task Group, an executive body representing First Nations in British Columbia.

• Is one of the original members of the David Suzuki Foundation and has been a board member since 1992. He is also a member of the Program Committee.

• Has served as Commissioner to the BC Treaty Commission, and in November 1998, he was chosen as Chief Commissioner by agreement of Canada, BC and the First Nations Summit and served in that capacity for two three-year terms.

• In 2007, Mr. Richardson was named an Officer of the Order of Canada, and currently serves on the New Relationship Trust Board of Directors.

Currently, he operates his own business advisory service and is the Director of the National Consortium for Indigenous Economic Development at the University of Victoria.