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	White Dove's Native American Indian Site Haida
		The Haidas comprise an international tribe whose principal residences are in Masset and Skidegate, British Columbia; and in Hydaburg, Alaska.
		The Haidas of Alaska traditionally lived in three villages on the west coast of Prince of Whales Island and in one village in the island's east coast.
		In contrast to the Haidas in Alaska, Haidas in the towns of Masset and Skidegate in the Canadian reserves were administered by the Canadian Department of Indian Affairs.
	users.multipro.com /whitedove/encyclopedia/haida.html (639 words)

	Haida Tattoos - Meaning of Haidan Tattoos
		The name “Haida” is derived from the word “Hidery” meaning “the people.” The Haida tribe is considered one of the oldest traceable populations in the New World.
		Their ancestral language is the Haida language, which is now extremely endangered.
		Most Haida objects are decorated with crests -- figures of animals, birds, sea creatures and mythic beings -- that immediately identify the moiety (Raven or Eagle) and often the lineage of the owner.
	www.tao-of-tattoos.com /haida-tattoos.html (253 words)

	The UN Works for Cultural Diversity: Endangered Language of the Haida
		In everything that they do, the Haida make connections with their ancestors, the land, and the living generation: Seals, whales and ravens are referred to as their own brothers and sisters, fish and trees as the 'finned' and 'tree people'.
		The Haida people themselves were of either of two clans, those of the Eagle or those of the Raven.
		The stories and creation myths of the Haida people are now taught as part of third grade curricula in Canada and the northwest but it was not until 1972 that a concerted effort was made to document the structure and vocabulary of Haida.
	www.un.org /works/culture/canada_story.html (748 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Haida (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		They speak the Haida language, which forms a branch of the family of Nadene languages (see Native American languages).
		A number of the Native American languages that were spoken at the time of the European arrival in the New World in the late 15th cent.
		Profile: Haida tribe of Canada returns from the Field Museum in Chicago to bury the newly recovered remains of their ancestors
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Haida (716 words)

	AISRI at Indiana University
		Their language, distinct from their Northwest Coast neighbors, is spoken today by a few elders and is in danger of becoming extinct, despite efforts by the community to save it.
		Intimately familiar with the Haida language, John Enrico bases this comprehensive description of the syntax of two Haida dialects on his twenty-five years of fieldwork in the Haida community and on the materials collected by the anthropologist John Swanton in the early twentieth century.
		John Enrico, an independent scholar, is the author of The Lexical Phonology of Masset Haida, editor and translator of Skidegate Haida Myths and Histories, and coauthor (with Wendy Bross Stuart) of Northern Haida Songs (Nebraska 1996).
	www.indiana.edu /~aisri/publications/series_1/Haida_Syntax.shtml (350 words)

	Haida language, alphabet and pronunciation
		Haida was once thought to be a Na-Déné language, but is now considered a language isolate.
		About 30-50 people speak Haida, almost all of whom are elderly, though efforts are being made to revive the language.
		Haida has been with written a number of different spelling systems invented by scholars and linguists.
	www.omniglot.com /writing/haida (167 words)

	Haida Language and the Haida Indian Tribe
		Haida is an Alaskan language whose origin is uncertain.
		Many linguists have considered it to be an Athabaskan language, but others consider it an isolate (a language unrelated to any other language).
		Curtis' early 20th-century ethnography of the Haida Indians.
	www.native-languages.org /haida.htm (236 words)

	Keeping Alive the Haida Tongue :: News :: thetyee.ca
		Wrapping an uninitiated tongue around the sounds of the language is challenging and even though Niis Wes is near deaf due to his 30 years on a noisy logging boat, he is patient at correcting pronunciation.
		While I understand the human-rights aspect of indigenous language preservation (certainly it was a crime to forbid the use of indigenous language),it seems to me that we might do better as a species if we would all learn to speak the same language--which is hopefully a work in progress.
		She was punished, they made her kneel on a broomstick placed on the floor of the gym in front of the rest of the students (prisoners) and they left her there until this baby pee'd herself.
	thetyee.ca /News/2005/01/05/KeepingAliveHaidaTongue (3872 words)

	Sealaska - Programs -Language & Culture - Haida Language Program
		Breinig is a Haida student from Kasaan who earned a Ph.D. in American and Native American Literary and Cultural Studies from the University of Washington.
		Haida staff will initially work on developing K-2 Haida language curriculum through a federal grant awarded to SHI in 2003.
		SHI plans to eventually use the Haida curriculum in schools, and the institute is training new staff members Cherilyn Holter and Linda Schrack to teach the language.
	www.sealaskaheritage.org /programs/haida_language_program.htm (350 words)

	The Haida Language (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Haida language is spoken in the Haida Gwa'ai (the Queen Charlotte Islands) and on an adjacent portion of the coast of Alaska.
		The indigenous name for the Haida people, meaning "the people", is /hát'e:/ in the Northern (Masset) dialect, /xa:ydəga:y/ in the Southern (Skidegate) dialect.
		Haida is not known to be related to any other language.
	www.ydli.org /langs/haida.htm (85 words)

	Anthropology Review Database
		The Haida are a native group located at European contact at Queen Charlotte Islands in what is now British Columbia and Dall and southern Prince of Whales Islands in contemporary Alaska.
		The Northern Haida dialect, distinct though related to the Skidegate or southern Queen Charlotte dialect, is found in Alaska and northern Queen Charlotte Island.
		The first part of the book is, the most accessible to the general reader and provides an ethnographic and historical context for the music of the Northern Haida based on the key ethnographic writings of early anthropologists John R. Swanton, Franz Boas, and George P Murdock as well as other earlier investigators of Haida culture.
	wings.buffalo.edu /anthropology/ARD/showme.cgi?keycode=1 (1031 words)

	Alaska Native Language Center
		The Haida Dictionary by John Enrico is as complete a record as is possible of the language.
		Haida is spoken in two major dialects: Southern and Northern on the Queen Charlotte Islands in Canada, with an Alaskan variant of Northern at Hydaburg and Ketchikan.
		It is a master reference from which academic linguists may further examine the relationship of Haida to other language families, and educators may develop teaching materials for classrooms at every level.
	www.uaf.edu /anlc (298 words)

	The Haida Life: Learning from Alaska's Native People \| Outside Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Allie was intrigued to learn that there is a present tense to the story—that the Nez Percé are, with many other nations, reviving their almost extinct tribal language, and that the Sioux are starting to ranch great herds of buffalo on their reservations.
		Haida language classes started up last summer at Hydaburg's city hall, but no one will ever speak Haida as a first language again, and the old traditions that Morrison grew up with—gathering cedar bark to make baskets, say, and hunting deer—are diluted by popular culture.
		Haida kids are now wont to bead the image of Bart Simpson onto handbags and bracelets.
	outside.away.com /outside/outside_traveler_2004/alaska_haida_2.html (798 words)

	GeoNative - Haida - Kwak'wala (Kwakiutl)
		The Haida languages is called Xaadas in the native language.
		By culture, they are close to other peoples of the area, like the Kwakiutl, Tlingit or Tsimshian, but their language is completely different, classed by some as an isolate, by others in the fringe of the Na-Dene language family.
		Till recently, the term Kwakiutl has been used to name this ethnic group and their language, but as a matter of fact this is just one tribal name (properly spelled Kwagi'l in the native language).
	www.geocities.com /Athens/9479/haida.html (696 words)

	Haida - Topic Powered by eve community
		There was an article in the Chicago Tribune today about the dying Haida language, spoken in the islands between British Columbia and Alaska (I can't find a link to the article on the Internet).
		According to the article, a language is considered "nearly extinct" when those who speak it are aged and number 50 or fewer.
		As for the orthography of Haida, it is important to remember that by using a system like the IPA you can write down most languages in the world.
	wordcraft.infopop.cc /eve/forums/a/tpc/f/6351024471/m/4161018724?r=8491079724 (1112 words)

	Haida Past Speaks To Troubled Present \| Straight.com Vancouver (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Drawing on 15 years of study in the Haida language, Bringhurst created his English renderings of these vital epics--now widely compared in importance to Homer's Iliad and The Epic of Gilgamesh--from phonetic transcriptions made at the turn of the last century by an American anthropologist who sought out the great Haida storytellers of the time.
		Yet the Haida language, despite this great history of integrating mind with environment, is itself in serious danger of unravelling, with a mere handful of fluent speakers now remaining.
		"Language is a part of culture that is easier to lose than other parts, because it doesn't translate readily into saleable objects," Bringhurst observed.
	www.straight.com /article/haida-past-speaks-to-troubled-present (389 words)

	Native Americans - Haida
		They speak the Haida language, which forms a branch of the family of Nadene languages.
		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.
		Virtual exhibit exploring the similarities and differences between the Inuit and the Haida, highlighting the diversity of aboriginal culture.
	www.nativeamericans.com /Haida.htm (236 words)

	Alaska Native Languages -- Haida (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Haida is the language of the southern half of Prince of Wales Island in the villages of Hyadaburg, Kasaan, and Craig, as well as a portion of the city of Ketchikan.
		About 600 Haida people live in Alaska, and about 15 of the most elderly of those speak the language.
		Haida is considered a linguistic isolate with no proven genetic relationship to any language family.
	www.uaf.edu /anlc/langs/hd.html (73 words)

	Inside the Circle
		She had just missed the time of overt Haida language suppression when others of an earlier generation were physically punished for speaking Native languages.
		During this time, The Haida Society for the Preservation of Haida Language and Literature was formed because of a great concern for perpetuating the language, which many recognized was no longer being learned as a first language, along with the painful recognition that a unique way of life was slipping away.
		In fact, a few years back, she came to Anchorage and taught a small Haida language class at UAA which was well-attended by 20 students.
	litsite.alaska.edu /uaa/aktraditions/circle.html (1347 words)

	Haida. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		In physical and cultural characteristics they are closely related to the Tlingit and the Tsimshian; the three tribes belong to the Northwest Coast cultural area (see under Natives, North American).
		Today most Haida are employed in fishing, canning, and logging; many have left their island homes for mainland life.
		In 1990 there were close to 2,000 Haida living in the United States and another 2,000 in Canada.
	www.bartleby.com /65/ha/Haida.html (281 words)

	Northwest Coast Languages Bibliography – Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture – Seattle, Washington
		After being forced to stop speaking their languages in boarding schools in the early 20th century, today Native elders are struggling to preserve and teach their languages to the younger generations.
		Vocabularies of the Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian Languages.
		Fairbanks: The Society for the Preservation of Haida Language and Literature and The Alaska Native Language Center, University of Alaska.
	www.washington.edu /burkemuseum/collections/ethnology/resources_nwlang.php (282 words)

	Alaska Wilderness, Ecotourism, & Cultural Trip Planning Information. Alaska Wilderness Recreation & Tourism Association ...
		The Haida canoes, made from a single cedar log up to 60 feet in length, were the most highly prized commodity.
		The Eyak, Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian are known for a ceremony called the "potlatch" and feasts.
		Except in the Haida tradition, the host would not raise his personal status, but rather the status of his children.
	www.awrta.org /index.cfm?section=native&page=Information&viewpost=2&ContentId=423 (1808 words)

	Xaad Kil or Xayda Kil (Haida) Language
		The Xaadas people's language is spoken on the Queen Charlotte Islands in British Columbia, as well as in the extreme southern portion of Alaska on Prince Wales Island.
		In the southern, Skidegate dialect, Haida is x̱aaydaG̱aay.
		According to the 1990 U.S. Census, there are 110 Haida speakers in the United States, the Canadian Census counts 275 speakers.
	www.languagegeek.com /isolate/xaadas.html (849 words)

	CBC.ca Arts - Art exhibit pulls together 200 years of Haida tradition
		The Haida were almost wiped out by smallpox and other diseases after the arrival of European explorers more than 200 years ago and their language and cultural ceremonies were banned.
		There was a risk that the people could lose their language and with it the rich stories that were the foundation of the culture.
		The land is a traditional source of inspiration to Haida artists, but the exhibit also explores new influences on Haida art and key figures in development of a modern art form.
	www.cbc.ca /arts/story/2006/06/09/haida-art.html (1558 words)

	Take the Haida Gwaii Tours - Old Masset (Haida). (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		HAIDA GWAII TOUR: Experience awesome adventures on our unique small-group boat tour in Haida Gwaii of northern British Columbia.
		The phenomenal Haida dancing performances are among the highlights of this tour.
		All songs to which the dances are done are in the Haida language and the themes are unique to this culture.
	www.langara-field-schools.com /eagledance.htm (413 words)

	haida indian tribe first nations social studies
		___"The Haida are North American Indians living on the Queen Charlotte Islands of British Columbia and on part of Prince of Wales Island, southeast Alaska, which some Haida groups invaded, probably early in the 18th century." This isn't a long article, but it'll give you an overview of this people's past.
		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.
		This collection of Haida songs, collected early in the 20th century, gives many insights into Haida culture, including class divisions, belief in reincarnation, and the status of women.
	www.archaeolink.com /haida_indian_tribe_first_nations.htm (592 words)

	Yamada Language Center: Belarus WWW guide
		Haida - A page describing Haida culture in detail through both pictures and text, containing links to specific pages on the other language.
		Haida - A page describing the origin and three dialects of the Haida language, also includes maps.
		This page is maintained by the Yamada Language Center at the University of Oregon.
	babel.uoregon.edu /yamada/guides/haida.html (129 words)

	Alaska Natives to preserve language : ICT [2004/11/17]
		Born and raised in Ketchikan, Alaska, and a member of the Haida tribe, Olsen welcomes the challenge.
		We must act now to preserve as much of their knowledge as possible before it is too late.'' Currently, only seven Kasaan (Alaska) Haida elders over the age of 75 remain.
		All speak the Kasaan Haida dialect with varying degrees of fluency.
	indiancountry.com /content.cfm?id=1096409850 (368 words)

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	www.word2word.com /coursead.html (315 words)

	Haida (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Haida are North American Indians living on the Queen Charlotte Islands of British Columbia and on part of Prince of Wales Island, southeast Alaska, which some Haida groups invaded, probably early in the 18th century.
		The Haida language belongs to the family of Nadene languages.The Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian people each have their own language which is separate and distinct from they others.
		CCTHITA (Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska) is the Tribal Government representing over 22,000 Tlingit and Haida Indians worldwide.
	www.ontalink.com /native_americans/haida.html (155 words)

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