Haida mythology
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Northwest Coast mythology
belief system
cosmology
cultural heritage
folklore
indigenous mythology
mythology
oral tradition
spiritual tradition
Haida mythology is the traditional body of stories, beliefs, and spiritual teachings of the Haida people of the Pacific Northwest Coast, featuring powerful animal beings, complex origin tales, and rich oral traditions.
Statements (105)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Northwest Coast mythology
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belief system → cosmology → cultural heritage → folklore → indigenous mythology → mythology → oral tradition → spiritual tradition → |
| centralCultureHero |
Raven
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| centralTrickster |
Raven
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| hasBelief |
efficacy of ritual and ceremony
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existence of supernatural beings → importance of reciprocity with the natural world → multiple spirit worlds → power of animal spirits → presence of spirit in all things → shamanic power → transformability of beings → |
| hasCharacter |
Bear
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Eagle → Killer Whale → Raven → Sea Wolf → ancestors → supernatural shamans → |
| hasCulture |
Haida culture
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| hasDeity |
Bear
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Eagle → Killer Whale → Raven → Sea Wolf → Supernatural beings of the sea → Supernatural beings of the sky → |
| hasEthnicGroup |
Haida people
NERFINISHED
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| hasFunction |
encode social laws
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explain natural phenomena → express spiritual beliefs → preserve historical memory → reinforce clan identity → support ceremonial life → transmit moral teachings → |
| hasKeyFigure |
Bear
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Eagle → Killer Whale → Raven → Sea Wolf → culture heroes → shamans → supernatural chiefs → |
| hasLanguage |
Haida language
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| hasMedium |
argillite carving
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carved art → ceremony → dance → oral storytelling → song → totem poles → woven textiles → |
| hasRegion |
British Columbia
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Haida Gwaii → Pacific Northwest Coast → |
| hasSource |
ethnographic records
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oral transmission → recordings by Haida storytellers → transcriptions by anthropologists → |
| hasStoryType |
clan histories
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migration stories → origin stories → sky world journeys → supernatural encounters → transformer tales → trickster tales → undersea world journeys → |
| hasTheme |
balance and reciprocity
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clan origins → creation → origin of humans → origin of the world → relationships between humans and animals → respect for nature → sea and sky worlds → supernatural power → transformation → trickster behavior → |
| influences |
Haida art
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Haida ceremonial life → Haida crest system → Haida dances → Haida house front paintings → Haida masks → Haida naming practices → Haida social structure → Haida songs → Haida totem pole designs → |
| performedAt |
memorial feasts
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naming feasts → potlatch ceremonies → winter dances → |
| relatedTo |
Kwakwakaʼwakw mythology
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Tlingit mythology → Tsimshian mythology → |
| transmittedBy |
clan leaders
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elders → hereditary storytellers → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Haida
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culturalAssociation |