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Haida Villages
This is a ''list of '' Haida villages, located in Haida Gwaii (formerly the Queen Charlotte Islands) and Prince of Wales Island, Alaska. The following list includes material from John R. Swanton's ''The Indian Tribes of North America'', publ. 1953, and from the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Ottawa. Currently active Kaigani (Alaskan) * Hydaburg, (Kaigani) a 1911 consolidation of three villages, Howkan, Sukkwan and Klinkwan. Current population: 382. * Kasaan, on Skowl Arm of Kasaan Bay, east coast of Prince of Wales Island. Graham Island (Canada) *Masset, current population 884, located at the mouth of Masset Inlet on the north coast of Graham Island. The name Masset, received from pre British contact between Haidas and the Spanish, actually includes three separate and adjoining communities, Atewaas (Old Massett) current population 614, Jaahguhl and Kayung. *Skidegate, on the north shore of Skidegate Inlet near its entrance, on the southeast coast of Graham Island. Curren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haida People
Haida (, hai, X̱aayda, , , ) are an indigenous group who have traditionally occupied , an archipelago just off the coast of British Columbia, Canada, for at least 12,500 years. The Haida are known for their craftsmanship, trading skills, and seamanship. They are thought to have frequently carried out raids and to have practised slavery. The Haida have been compared to the Vikings by Diamond Jenness, an early anthropologist at the Canadian Museum of Civilization. In Haida Gwaii, the Haida government consists of a matrix of national and regional hereditary, legislative, and executive bodies including the Hereditary Chiefs Council, the Council of the Haida Nation (CHN), Old Massett Village Council, Skidegate Band Council, and the Secretariat of the Haida Nation. The Kaigani Haida live north of the Canadian and US border which cuts through Dixon Entrance south of Prince of Wales Island ( tli, Taan) in Southeast Alaska, United States; Haida from K'iis Gwaii in the Duu Guusd regi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langara Island
Langara Island, known as Kiis Gwaii to the Haida ( Haida: ''Ḵ'íis Gwáayaay''), is the northernmost island of Haida Gwaii in British Columbia, Canada. The island is approximately in size. It is located approximately south of Alaska. History Little is known about its history. It is named after Spanish naval commander Juan de Lángara. During Lángara's period at the head of the Spanish navy, Spanish explorers were charting the coast of what is now British Columbia, and, in their charts, named some land formations after him. Juan José Pérez Hernández was the first European to sight, examine, name, and record these islands. His frigate was the ''Santiago'', which was crewed mostly by Mexicans. In July 1774, he briefly met a group of Haida off the northwestern tip of Langara Island. In 1913 the Langara Light was lit at the northwest corner of the island. It is one of the largest islands from which Norway rats have been eradicated. The eradication campaign for ''R. norv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanu (Haida Village)
New Clew, also Clue, Kloo, Kliew, Klue, Clew Indian Reserve, is a locality and First Nations reserve of the Haida people, located on the north shore of Louise Island, which is located in Cumshewa Inlet on Haida Gwaii, formerly known as the Queen Charlotte Islands, of the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada. New Clew is believed to be the site of the historically important Haida village of Tanu or Tlanú, a National Historic Site of Canada which has been cited by anthropologist Wilson Duff as being "of historical importance". "Kloo" is the word in the Skidegate dialect of the Haida language for "canoe". Across the inlet from New Clew is Cumshewa, which is near the site of another historical village, Djí-gua. "...Kloo (Tlanú)... would seem to be a very modern town. In recent times the people of this town moved to a place where the so-called "Kloo Oil Works" were built, not far from the old site of Djí-gua, but after living there a few years, passed on the Skidegate." (Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masset Inlet
Masset Inlet is a large saltwater bay located in the heart of the lowland of northern Graham Island, the northernmost and largest island of the Haida Gwaii islands on the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada. It is fed by several rivers, the largest of which is the Yakoun River, and is connected to the open sea of the Dixon Entrance by the narrow Masset Sound and Masset Harbour, which opens onto McIntyre Bay. The communities of Port Clements and Sewall are located on the shores of Masset Inlet. The community of Juskatla is located on Juus Ḵáahlii, the largest of Masset Inlet's arms. There are several islands in the inlet, the largest of which is Kumdis Island, at the inlet's egress to Masset Sound and just north of Port Clements. Masset Inlet helps form the isthmus of the Naikoon Peninsula. According to Walbran Masset Inlet (as well as Masset Island, Masset Sound and the village of Masset) came from the Haida word ''Masst'', meaning "large island". Captain Douglas, on hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dall Island
Dall Island is an island in the Alexander Archipelago off the southeast coast of Alaska, just west of Prince of Wales Island and north of Canadian waters. Its peak elevation is above sea level. Its land area is , making it the 28th largest island in the United States. Dall is used economically for fishing and limestone quarrying. Population and demographics The 2000 census recorded 20 persons living on the island. The Haida are known to have inhabited coastal caves on the island two to three thousand years ago. History Dall Island was first called "Quadra", after Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra, until 1879, when it was renamed in honor of naturalist William H. Dall. The island also had been thought to be part of Prince of Wales Island as recently as 1903. During the maritime fur trade era several harbors on southeast Dall Island, collectively known as Kaigani, were among the most popular sites for trade between fur trading ships and the Kaigani Haida. Cape Muzon, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maude Island
Maude Island is an island in the Haida Gwaii archipelago of the North Coast region of British Columbia, Canada. It is located within Skidegate Inlet, a large saltwater inlet within Graham Island. It is the larger of two islands in British Columbia by that name, the other being a small islet offshore from Nanoose Bay and Lantzville on southeastern Vancouver Island. It is the location of the former Haida village known as Haina. "Ha'ina" is the name of the island in ''Haad Kil'', the Haida language Haida (', ', ', ') is the language of the Haida people, spoken in the Haida Gwaii archipelago off the coast of Canada and on Prince of Wales Island in Alaska. An endangered language, Haida currently has 24 native speakers, though revitalizatio .... References {{coord, 53, 12, 16, N, 132, 04, 37, W, display=title Islands of Haida Gwaii ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haina (Haida Village)
Haina, which in the Haida language means "Sunshine Town", is a locality in the Haida Gwaii archipelago on the east side of Maude Island. It is located on Krahna 4, also known as Krahna Indian Reserve No. 4, See also *List of Haida villages This is a ''list of '' Haida villages, located in Haida Gwaii (formerly the Queen Charlotte Islands) and Prince of Wales Island, Alaska. The following list includes material from John R. Swanton's ''The Indian Tribes of North America'', publ. 19 ... References {{coord, 53, 12, 45, N, 132, 02, 00, W, display=title Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia Haida villages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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