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	Civilization.ca - Haida - Haida villages - Haida Gwaii villages
		Although the Haida spent most of the year in their sizable towns, during the fishing season they dispersed to every stream or river that had a fish run.
		All Haida had access to the rich halibut fishing grounds, and villages on the west coast relied heavily on fl cod.
		Eulachon, a variety of herring rich in oil, was not available on Haida Gwaii, so the Haida travelled to the huge runs on the Nass River on the mainland, where they traded for other foods and rare materials that were not available in their homeland.
	www.civilization.ca /aborig/haida/havhg01e.html (338 words)

	Haida - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Although Haida societal structure is a living process, its roots are in the ancient potlatch system, and remain recognizable in contemporary political, economic and legal functions.
		The Council of the Haida Nation is the governing body of all Haida citizens, and is defined in a Constitution not referenced in either the Canadian or American legislation or practices.
		Haida oral narratives also record journeys as far north as the Bering Sea, and one account raises a reasonable possibility that Asia was even visited by Haidas before Europeans entered the Pacific.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Haida (878 words)

	Haida repatriation the focus of new documentary : ICT [2004/07/01]
		"Stolen Spirits of Haida Gwaii" showcases the effort by this tribe, which lives in the remote islands in northwestern British Columbia, to prepare for the return of 160 bodies that were expropriated from their graves during scientific expeditions a century ago.
		The belief then was the Haida, whose numbers dwindled to 500 significantly due to smallpox, were on the verge of extinction and whose remains could be studied as a race.
		However, as explained on film by a Haida member, and as discussed before filming began, this was a sacred process and therefore the transfer room was unavailable to the public and the camera crew.
	www.indiancountry.com /content.cfm?id=1088693030 (1180 words)

	Gwaii Haanas South Moresby National Park Reserve & Marine Conservation Area Reserve (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Gwaii Haanas (South Moresby) is the southern portion of Haida Gwaii (the Queen Charlotte Islands).
		Haida house construction is respected worldwide for its cedar architectural structure, and the Haida continue to produce carvers and painters of international repute.
		Gwaii Haanas was first proposed for protection in the mid 1970s by a grouping of Haida Leaders including Guujaaw and Colin and Miles Richardson, and conservationists Thom Henley and John Broadhead of the Islands Protection Society.
	www.spacesfornature.org /greatspaces/moresby.html (1933 words)

	YVR \| Airport Guide \| Things to Do at YVR \| Airport Art \| Spirit of Haida Gwaii
		The Spirit of Haida Gwaii, The Jade Canoe, by Bill Reid, provides the focal point to the entrance of the International Terminal.
		The second casting, The Spirit of Haida Gwaii, The Jade Canoe, was unveiled at the Museum of Anthropology in 1994.
		During the summer of 1995, the sculpture was on display at Vancouver's Granville Island for public enjoyment and education.
	www.yvr.ca /guide/todo/art/spirit.asp (240 words)

	Queen Charlotte Islands -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Its climate, like that of the rest of the British Columbia and Alaskan coast in the area, is moderated by the (A warm ocean current that flows northeastwardly off the coast of Japan into the northern Pacific ocean) Kuroshio Current, and features considerable precipitation and relatively mild temperatures year round.
		The artwork known as Haida Gwaii, by (additional info and facts about Bill Reid) Bill Reid, is featured on the reverse side of the Canadian $20 bill.
		Haida art is also frequently seen on large monumental sized cedar (A tribal emblem consisting of a pillar carved and painted with totemic figures; erected by Indian tribes of the northwest Pacific coast) totem poles and even as cartoons in the form of (additional info and facts about Haida manga) Haida manga.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/q/qu/queen_charlotte_islands.htm (528 words)

	THE DOMINION: The Struggle for Haida Gwaii - Rainforest Action Network News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Haida have used the towering cedar trees on Haida Gwaii for canoe building and erection of their elaborately carved totem poles.
		The Haida demand the odds have to be taken into account, and argue that to do otherwise would be a violation of their charter rights.
		The Haida are seeking an unprecedented sovereignty over the land, seabed, and surrounding waters of Haida Gwaii.
	www.ran.org /news/newsitem.php?id=1208&area=oldgrowth (1110 words)

	Haida on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Before the advent (early 19th cent.) of white fur traders, the Haida lived in large cedar-plank houses, fished for salmon, and hunted sea mammals; they were noted for their large and well-made dugout canoes.
		Today most Haida are employed in fishing, canning, and logging; many have left their island homes for mainland life.
		Haida tribe elders Grace and Roy Jones, Sr., from Skitegate, B.C., Canada, at Chicago's Field Museum.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/H/Haida.asp (541 words)

	Haida Indian Tribe - American Indian Nations
		The Haida Nation territories comprise an archipelago called Haida Gwaii that is also known by its colonial name the Queen Charlotte Islands, and parts of south east Alaska.
		Haida oral narratives also record journeys as far north as the Bering Sea and one account raises a reasonable possibility that Asia was also visited by Haidas before Europeans entered the Pacific.
		The Council of the Haida Nation continues to pursue an unusually effective policy of rescuing natural lands and waters and is co-managing along with Canada, the wild and diverse islands of the Gwaiihaanaas Haida Heritage Site also reserved for National park status with the Canadian Park system.
	www.comanchelodge.com /nations/haida-tribe.html (903 words)

	Embassy Washington :: Our Services :: The Spirit of Haida Gwaii (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Haida artist Bill Reid, who was born in 1920 and died in 1998, made several of these traditional dugout canoes, carved some of the finest twentieth-century totem poles, and built several traditional Haida houses as well.
		Haida mythology is rich and complex, like the mythologies of ancient Greece and ancient Mexico.
		He is one of Canada's national symbols now, but in Haida mythology he is one of the Raven's uncles, who in the early days of the world lived on the floor of the sea hoarding all the fresh water and fish in the world.
	www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca /can-am/washington/services/haida-en.asp (1030 words)

	Haida Repatriations
		Scholars believe that the Haida remains were taken from the islands after a smallpox epidemic all but wiped out the tribes in the late 19th century, reducing the population to about 600 from 10,000.
		The Haida Repatriation Committee, formed in 1995, is a group of volunteers devoted to bringing their ancestors back home for a proper burial.
		Yesterday, 26 Haida were in Manhattan to rectify what they view as brazen grave-robbing that has left thousands of human skeletons languishing in the storage rooms and steel filing cabinets of the world's museums.
	www.ibsgwatch.imagedjinn.com /learn/2002sept16haida.htm (1446 words)

	The Struggle for Haida Gwaii \| The Dominion
		For a people as bound to nature as the Haida, there is much concern that the current rate of logging is unsustainable and would threaten the existence of the large trees for future generations.
		The Haida have used the towering cedar trees on Haida Gwaii for canoe building and erection of their elaborately carved totem poles.
		The Haida demand the odds have to be taken into account, and argue that to do otherwise would be a violation of their charter rights.
	dominionpaper.ca /original_peoples/2004/11/06/the_strugg.html (1139 words)

	Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands) - Canadian Geographic Magazine: In Depth
		For thousands of years, the Haida have used the towering cedars and spruce of Haida Gwaii as an outlet for their creativity, and for transportation, warmth and shelter.
		Because of their dependence on trees, the relationship between the Haida and the forests was, and remains, one of respect and protection.
		Disease decimated the Haida, reducing the population of some 10,000 in the late 1700s to 588 in 1915.
	www.canadiangeographic.ca /magazine/ma07/indepth (620 words)

	Queen Charlotte Islands-Haida Gwaii-Canadian Galapagos by Sail - Maple Leaf Adventures
		The remains of beautiful totems and houses in remote Haida villages scattered throughout the islands.
		This is the Queen Charlotte Islands, or Haida Gwaii.
		The islands had a strong influence on the development of the Haida culture, and the Haida have in turn, left their mark on the islands.
	www.mapleleafadventures.com /haida.html (991 words)

	BC Parks - Gwaii Haanas National Park, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia
		Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site, a remote collection of 138 islands in the southern part of the Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii), was established in 1988 amidst a tense confrontation that divided the island’s population, as well as public opinion across Canada and around the world.
		At the height of the confrontation, 72 Haida were arrested and charged with criminal contempt of court, an act that shocked the international community.
		There is no camping at any Haida Gwaii Watchmen site in the park except for Windy Bay, or Hik'yaah, where the stand against logging was taken by the Haida Nation back in the 1980s.
	www.britishcolumbia.com /ParksAndTrails/Parks/details?ID=399 (3046 words)

	HAIDA GWAII with Oceanlight II
		There is a wealth of cultural and natural history here and a chance to see wildlife and wild places at their finest.
		We offer eight-day tours of Gwaii Haanas, and we strive to have your trip meet your personal goals, be it photography, adventure, relaxation, bird watching, art, or time with family and friends.
		Exploring Haida Gwaii aboard the Ocean Light II is an experience you will cherish for years, it is perfect for those who want a holiday, want to meet new people, want to breathe clean air, examine an ancient culture and explore a new place.
	www.oceanlight2.bc.ca /haida_gwaii.htm (437 words)

	Haida Gwaii accommodation - Haida Dining and Haida Art (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		In the 1800’s the transmission of smallpox through the native population decimated the Haida people.
		Roberta is the proprietor of KEENAWII’S’ KITCHEN on Haida Gwaii.
		Among those who have tasted octopus balls on her front porch are a Swedish Ambassador, the Princess of Japan and David Suzuki, renowned host of many Canadian T.V. documentaries.
	www.haidagwaiibc.com /html/haida_eats.html (255 words)

	Vacation packages in Haida Gwaii (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		This aboriginal nation called the Haidas is known for possessing the skills, craftsmanship, art, culture and legends that were all an integral part of their lives.
		Vacation packages to Haida Gwaii will teach you all about how this Haida art is intrinsic to the whole of their environment.
		Haida works of art will be available for sale at the Haida Arts and Jewellry store in Old Massett as well as in many other stores.
	www.queen-charlotte-islands.org /haidagwaii.htm (473 words)

	ipedia.com: Haida Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Haida are known for their intricate weavings, hammered copper pieces, great canoes that travelled hundreds of miles, and legends of heroic times.
		One of the Haida's sacred symbols is Kiidk'yaas, a Sitka Spruce tree with a rare mutation causing its needles to be golden in colour.
		The tree stood on the Yakoun River in Haida Gwaii until it was surreptitiously cut down in 1997, causing great consternation in the Haida community.
	www.ipedia.com /haida.html (382 words)

	Civilization.ca - The Haida : Children of Eagle and Raven
		The Haida of the Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii) have fascinated all who have visited them, from the first travellers and explorers of the late eighteenth century to the anthropologists of the present.
		To early visitors the Haida presented a culture, complex in social organization and rich in artistic expression, which displayed a fine and fulfilling balance between man and the natural and supernatural worlds.
		With continued exposure to the pressures, both spiritual and material, of European culture this balance was disrupted, and the traditional Haida way of life came close to extinction.
	www.civilization.ca /aborig/haida/haindexe.html (125 words)

	Gwaii Haanas, Haida Gwaii, Queen Charlotte Islands, Mothership Tours & Kayaking
		You'll explore the spectacular marine and terrestrial environment of Haida Gwaii, formerly called the Queen Charlotte Islands (see map) located approximately 130 km off the northwest coast of British Columbia, Canada.
		The Haida people have flourished on these islands known as Haida Gwaii - "Islands of the People", for 10,000 years.
		Even given a spectacular setting such as Gwaii Haanas, the success of your trip will come down to the competence of your guide and your compatibility with him or her.
	www.tourhaidagwaii.com (456 words)

	Bill Reid
		He was 78 and like the great cedar trees he honored for their place in the arts of the Haida was, in his distinguished fifty-year career, a nurse log of fame to the arts of the Northwest Coast as well as to many contemporary artists in the style he championed.
		Lit with the brilliance of Haida forms and myths, he made them fresh, persuasive and meaningful in compelling modern images rendered not only in bronze, but also in wood, fabric, drawings, prints, and most of all in a legacy of gold jewelry, which genuinely "beggars all description".
		The white sculpture is the original plaster pattern used to cast the bronze sculpture at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C. The plaster-cast was acquired by the Museum through the generosity of Maury and Mary Margaret Young of Vancouver.
	www.nativeonline.com /billried.html (1626 words)

	Camping - Haida Gwaii, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia
		Naikoon Provincial Park gets its name from a corruption of the Haida word 'Naikun' meaning long nose, which was the Haida name for Rose Spit, one of the most prominent features in the park.
		There are no formal campgrounds in Gwaii Haanas National Park (managed by both Parks Canada and the Council of the Haida Nation), because there is no road access to the park.
		Haida Gwaii Watchmen (Haida-appointed park wardens) have established interpretive centres at significant visitor stopping places such as Skedans, or K'una (outside park boundaries), Tanu (T'anuu), Windy Bay (Hlk'waah), Hotspring Island (Gandla'kin), and Ninstints on Anthony Island.
	www.vancouverisland.com /recreation?ID=135 (1008 words)

	Ecotrust - 2006 Buffett Award Awardee Guujaaw
		At the community level, Guujaaw was involved in the establishment of the Gwaii Trust, a locally controlled, interest-bearing fund to advance economic diversification and sustainable development on Haida Gwaii.
		Haida and the Canadian population consensually control the Trust to build a new and enduring society on Haida Gwaii.
		On Haida Gwaii, Guujaaw was involved in the start up of the internationally renowned Rediscovery Program for native and non-native youth to discover their personal nature, cultural integrity, and the power of the natural world.
	www.ecotrust.org /buffettaward/2006/guujaaw.html (630 words)

	Haida Gwaii - an active arts and crafts location (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Haida Gwaii has an active artisan community providing an enormous amount of high quality arts and crafts
		The mysteries of Skidegate, on Graham Island, come to life at the Haida Gwaii Museum,where there is an excellent display of fl argillite rock.
		The offices of the Gwaii Watchmen, where you apply for permission to visit ancient native villages, are located beside the museum.
	www.haidagwaiibc.com /where_to_go.html (335 words)

	Civilisations.ca - La Grande Galerie - L'esprit de Haida Gwaii
		Comme s'il voguait vers le village côtier, L'esprit de Haida Gwaii représente un canot haïda, avec, à son bord, une ribambelle de pagayeurs et de passagers tous plus étonnants les uns que les autres.
		Cette sculpture blanche est le prototype original en plâtre du moule qui a servi à couler le bronze qui se trouve à l'ambassade du Canada à Washington (D.C.).
		Les deux personnages centraux de L'esprit de Haida Gwaii sont le Corbeau et l'Aigle.
	www.civilization.ca /aborig/grand/gh04fra.html (437 words)

	Vacation packages in Haida Gwaii (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Haida Gwaii, the second largest group of islands off the Pacific ocean coast of British columbia, has been inhabited by the most famous indigenous people in the far northwest.
		The mountainous region of Haida Gwaii consists of the western one third.
		The insular mountains, of which Haida Gwaii is a part, has rich underground deposits of gold, silver, copper, iron, coal, manganese and molybdenum.
	www.langara-tours.org /haidatour.htm (658 words)

	Haida Canoe \| Haida Gwaii (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The pattern for our Haida canoes were taken from an original cedar dugout canoe and constructed in fibreglass and wood and trimmed in red and yellow cedar.
		Christian White, whose Haida name is Kilthgulaans, was born in 1962 and is from the Dadens Yakulanass Raven Clan in Old Massett, Haida Gwaii/Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia.
		His work is in the traditional Haida style, crafted in argillite, wood, silver, gold and ivory.
	www.gwaiiecotours.com /haida_canoe.htm (231 words)

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