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 Marine Conservation Area Reserve
Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve
country Canada
culturalPractice crest art representing clans
potlatch ceremonies
culturalRegion 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 Queen Charlotte Islands
linked to: Haida Gwaii
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 Coast
linked to: Pacific Northwest
mainIslandGroup Graham Island NERFINISHED
Moresby Island NERFINISHED
peopleAlsoCalled Haida people
linked to: Haida
populationRegion Haida Gwaii
primaryTerritory Haida Gwaii
southern Alaska
recognizedBy 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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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