THE HAIDA

By Kali Bourhis & Karissa Hall

Where Do The Haida Tribes Live?

Some of the Haida people live on the coast of British Columbia.
Other Haida people lived along the rivers of British Columbia, the Queen Charlotte Islands, Prince of Wales Island, and Southeast Alaska.

What Kind Of Houses Did They Live In?

The Chief lived in a cedar house and many other Haida's lived in longhouses or wooden houses.

 

What They Ate ?

They ate salmon, whales, halibut, black cod, and sea mammals.When they go to catch the salmon or the fish they would catch enough to last them a year.

 

How Do They Hunt?

They have harpoons and nets. A harpoon is like a spear but made with small animal bones. The nets were used to catch fish such as salmon when they were swimming by.

 

What They Use For Transportation?


Haida's use long sleek canoes for catching fish easier because the canoes were quieter along the water. They were made with wood and often had designs on them.

 

How Do They Celebrate?

The Haida chief gives potlaches (or otherwise known as dances or parties) to the important person or if they had a really good hunt or catch.

 

Other Interesting Facts.

The Haida people began living there 6000 to 8000 years before the Europeans came to North America.
The totem poles kept the bad spirits away and they were also used as decorations because they never moved. The totem poles were decorated with carvings of animals.
The Hagfish was their enemy. It had sharp teeth, spikes on its head, and it had a very long tail. They are extinct now.

Bibliography

Lunn, Janet: Story of Canada. Lester Publishing, 1992.

Marsh, James H.: Junior Encyclopedia of Canada, volume 2, pg. 287, 1990.

Haida Indians, Spirit of the Peace. www.spiritof peace.pwebtech.com

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