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THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND

Prehistory of Haida Gwaii (2 pages)
Social Organization
Mythology and Crests


HAIDA ART

  • North Coast Art Style
  • Flat Design
  • Sculpture
Chiefly Possessions
  • Clothing
    • Chilkat Blankets
    • Painted Leather Capes
    • Tunics, Dance Aprons, and Leggings
    • Button Blankets
  • Headdresses
    • Frontlets
    • Painted Woven Hats
  • Raven Rattles
  • Copper Shields
Hosting the Feast
  • Ladles and Horn Spoons (2 pages)
  • Food Dishes and Bowls
  • Bentwood Trays and Serving Dishes
Secret Societies (2 pages)
Masks (3 pages)
Luck of the Gambler
Smoke Feasts for the Ancestors (3 pages)
Artists
  • Artists of the Golden Age:
  • Albert Edward Edenshaw
  • John Robson
  • Charles Edenshaw
    Death and Rebirth of the Raven:
  • Bill Reid
  • Robert Davidson
  • Jim Hart
  • The Next Generation


HAIDA VILLAGES

Haida Gwaii Villages
  • Northern villages:
  • Kiusta
  • Kung
  • Yan
  • Kayung
  • Masset (3 pages)
  • Hiellan
    Southern villages:
  • Skidegate (3 pages)
  • Cha'atl
  • Haina
  • Kaisun
  • Cumshewa
  • Skedans (2 pages)
  • Tanu (2 pages)
  • Skungwai (Ninstints)
Kaigani Haida Villages
  • Klinkwan
  • Sukkwan
  • Howkan
  • Kasaan
Houses
  • Housefront Paintings (2 pages)
  • Carved Interior Poles and Posts
  • Interior Screens, Housepits and Smokeholes
Furnishings
  • Boxes and Chests (2 pages)
  • Basketry
Canoes and Trade
Warfare

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