27 Facts About Haida people

Haida people are an indigenous group who have traditionally occupied, an archipelago just off the coast of British Columbia, Canada, for at least 12, 500 years.

Haida people are known for their craftsmanship, trading skills, and seamanship.

The Haida people have been compared to the Vikings by Diamond Jenness, an early anthropologist at the Canadian Museum of Civilization.

For thousands of years since Haida people have participated in a rigorous coast-wide legal system called Potlatch.

For two days in a row, the Santiago sat off the shore of Haida people Gwaii waiting for the currents to settle down enough to allow them to dock and set foot on land.

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Haida people conducted regular trade with Russian, Spanish, British, and American fur traders and whalers.

The Haida people did well for themselves in this industry and until the mid-1800s they were at the centre of the profitable China sea-otter trade.

Between 1780 and 1830, the Haida people turned their aggression towards European and American traders.

The pre-epidemic population of Haida people Gwaii was estimated to be 6, 607, but was reduced to 829 in 1881.

Haida people children were sent as far away as Alberta to live among English-speaking families where they were to be assimilated into the dominant culture.

In November 1985, members of the Haida people nation protested the ongoing logging of old-growth forests on Haida people Gwaii, establishing a blockade to prevent the logging of Lyle Island by Western Forest Products.

Haida people authorities continue to pass legislation and manage human activities in Haida people Gwaii, which includes making formal agreements with the Canadian communities established on the islands.

Haida people society continues to produce a robust and highly stylized art form, a leading component of Northwest Coast art.

Haida people created "notions of wealth", and Jenness credits them with the introduction of the totem pole and the bentwood box.

Haida people nation was split between two moieties, the Raven and the Eagle.

At this point a majority of the Haida people had taken nuclear family forms, and members of families belonging in the same moiety were permitted to marry each other.

Many Haida people believe in an ultimate being called Ne-kilst-lass which can manifest through the form and antics of a Raven.

Analyses of skeletal injuries dating from the Archaic period show that Northwest coast nations, particularly in the North where most Haida people communities were situated, engaged in battles of some sort, though the number of battles is unknown.

Various accounts explain that the Haida people went to battle more for revenge and slaves than for anything else.

Many Northwest coast legends tell of Haida people communities raiding and fighting with neighbouring communities because of insults.

Haida people groups had feuds with these European merchants that could last years.

The Haida people burned their warriors who died in battles, though it is not known if this act was done after each battle or only after battles in which they were victorious.

The Haida people believed that fallen warriors went to the House of Sun, which was considered a highly honorable death.

Haida people used the bow and arrow until it was replaced by firearms acquired from Europeans in the 19th century, but other traditional weapons were still preferred.

The weapons that the Haida people used were often multi-functional; they were used not only in battle, but during other activities as well.

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One medicine man's dagger that Alexander Mackenzie came across during his exploration of Haida people Gwaii, was used both for fights and to hold the medicine man's hair up.

The Haida people rarely used shields because of their developed armor.