In late 2009, artist James Hart began designing a large-scale sculpture titled The Dance Screen (The Scream Too) and began carving the work in 2010. This ambitious project brings together many of the principal animal figures from traditional Haida stories, especially creatures that depend on salmon for their survival. At its centre is the bear mother and above her, an eagle with frogs emerging from its ears-not only do frogs symbolize good luck, they also have an ability to cross between this world and the underworld. On either side of the work are killer whales, as well as a beaver and raven. Standing on a small Haida House at the front is a shaman who ensures the cyclical return of the salmon that surround the entire work. This large dance screen includes a central door that dancers, in future, will pass through. As a major expression of traditional Haida beliefs, the sculpture evokes the importance of relationships between humans and the natural world, an idea made even more poignan