Haida
Queen Charlotte Islands people
Haida refers to an Indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest, primarily inhabiting Haida Gwaii (formerly the Queen Charlotte Islands) off British Columbia and parts of southeastern Alaska.
The term also designates their language, which is considered a language isolate—unrelated to neighboring tongues.
Haida art, particularly carved totem poles and elaborate formline designs, is internationally recognized: The museum's Haida collection includes ceremonial masks and canoes.
Ceremonial wealth distribution gathering
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
- moietyOne of two parts
- matrilinealDescended through maternal line
- chieftainshipTribal leader's rank
longhouse · feast · ceremonies · elders · oral tradition · mythology · Raven · Eagle
Carved pillar with clan symbols
- carvingShaping by cutting away
- cedarDurable, fragrant conifer
- crestHighest point or tuft
- RavenDark-feathered namesake
Eagle · canoe · mask · sculpture · symbolism · ovoid · monumental · heritage
Pink-fleshed migratory fish
- halibutLarge edible flatfish
- herringSmall silvery Atlantic fish
- seafoodMarine creatures as cuisine
- cedarDurable, fragrant conifer
canoe · fishing · smoking · preserving · seaweed · berries · hunting · gathering
Canada's western coastal province
- Pacific NorthwestCoastal American region, northward
- archipelagoChain of scattered islands
- CanadaNorthern North American nation
- AlaskaAmerica's frozen northwest
coastal · islands · rainforest · temperate · remote
At risk of extinction
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
- isolateSeparate from others
- tonalRelating to pitch
- immersionState of being submerged
potlatch
Ceremonial wealth distribution gathering
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
- moietyOne of two parts
- matrilinealDescended through maternal line
chieftainship · longhouse · feast · ceremonies · elders · oral tradition · mythology · Raven · Eagle · crest
totem pole
Carved pillar with clan symbols
Raven · Eagle · canoe · mask · sculpture · symbolism · ovoid · monumental · heritage · museum
salmon
Pink-fleshed migratory fish
cedar · canoe · fishing · smoking · preserving · seaweed · berries · hunting · gathering · maritime
British Columbia
Canada's western coastal province
- Pacific NorthwestCoastal American region, northward
- archipelagoChain of scattered islands
- CanadaNorthern North American nation
Alaska · coastal · islands · rainforest · temperate · remote
endangered
At risk of extinction
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
- isolateSeparate from others
- tonalRelating to pitch
immersion · documentation · preservation · linguistic · oral tradition
- AlaskaFairbanks, Juneau, Denali, Sitka, Kodiak
- CanadiansCeline Dion, Justin Bieber, Drake, Ryan Gosling, Jim Carrey
- Native AmericansCherokee, Apache, Navajo, Sioux, Mohawk
- seafaring peoplessailors, navigators, Vikings, fishermen, Polynesians
- Arctic PeoplesInuit, Inuk, Aleut, Eskimo, Aleuts
- Canadian PeoplesFirst Nations, Inuit, Metis, Cree, Ojibwe
HaidaEuropean settlers
Migrants from Europe establishing colonies
colonizers · British settlers · Hudson's Bay Company · Canadian government · settlers