Haida Nation

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The Haida Nation is an Indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America, renowned for their rich artistic traditions, seafaring culture, and deep connection to Haida Gwaii.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Haida Nation canonical 11
Haida 6
Haida people 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (58)

Predicate Object
instanceOf First Nations government
Indigenous people
ethnic group
artMedium argillite
red cedar
yellow cedar
capitalOrMainCommunity Old Massett
Skidegate
clanSystem Eagle clan
Raven clan
coManages Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve
surface form: Gwaii Haanas National Marine Conservation Area Reserve

Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve
country Canada
culturalPractice crest art representing clans
potlatch ceremonies
culturalRegion Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous peoples
surface form: Northwest Coast art
culturalRevitalization language revitalization programs
rebuilding of monumental poles
engagedIn land rights negotiations
title and rights litigation in British Columbia
environmentalStewardship marine conservation
protection of old-growth forests
ethnonym Haida
formerNameOfHomeland Haida Gwaii
surface form: Queen Charlotte Islands
governingBody Council of the Haida Nation
governingBodyType hereditary and elected leadership
hasNotableArtist Bill Reid
Charles Edenshaw
Isabel Rorick
Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas
Robert Davidson
knownFor argillite carving
canoe building
formline art
matrilineal clan system
seafaring culture
totem poles
wood carving
language Haida language
languageFamily language isolate
locatedIn Pacific Northwest
surface form: Pacific Northwest Coast
mainIslandGroup Graham Island NERFINISHED
Moresby Island NERFINISHED
peopleAlsoCalled Haida
surface form: Haida people
populationRegion Haida Gwaii
primaryTerritory Haida Gwaii
southern Alaska
recognizedBy Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
surface form: Government of Canada
religion Christianity
traditional Haida spirituality
socialStructure matrilineal
traditionalBelief deep spiritual connection to land and sea
traditionalEconomy fishing
gathering
hunting
traditionalNameOfHomeland Haida Gwaii
traditionalWatercraft large cedar dugout canoes
treatyStatus no comprehensive treaty signed with Canada as of early 21st century

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Council of the Haida Nation foundedBy Haida Nation
this entity surface form: Haida people
North Coast of British Columbia hasIndigenousPeople Haida Nation
this entity surface form: Haida
Haida mythology hasEthnicGroup Haida Nation
this entity surface form: Haida people
Totem Heritage Center associatedWith Haida Nation
this entity surface form: Haida people
Prince of Wales Island indigenousPeople Haida Nation
this entity surface form: Haida
Skidegate partOf Haida Nation
Sandspit associatedPeople Haida Nation
SG̱ang Gwaay associatedPeople Haida Nation
Masset hasIndigenousTerritoryOf Haida Nation
Masset isKnownFor Haida Nation
this entity surface form: Haida culture
Alaska Native villages ethnicGroup Haida Nation
this entity surface form: Haida
thunderbird foundInTraditionsOf Haida Nation
this entity surface form: Haida
Northern British Columbia hasIndigenousPeoples Haida Nation
this entity surface form: Haida
Sealaska Corporation ethnicGroupServed Haida Nation
this entity surface form: Haida
Moresby Island hasIndigenousPeople Haida Nation
Skidegate dialect associatedPeople Haida Nation