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THE HAIDA NATION
The Haida was once the most powerful of Canada's Native People's. They lived on the islands just off Canada's Northwest Coast. Large elaborately carved canoes enabled them to navigate the treacherous waters of the Pacific Ocean. Today, the Haida still reside on Graham Island and they have wonderful traditions that are of interest to the world.
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All About Haida Food
The Pacific Ocean was the grocery store for the Haida Nation. Salmon was a staple food. Halibut was as well, and often had an honored place on Haida totems. Besides fish, the Haida hunted in the forest for meat.
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All About Haida Totems
The Haida carved totems from the red cedar tree. The totems were always treated with love and respect. They were symbols of status within the tribe.
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Natives of Sea and Cedar: Part Three
How was a chilkat blanket made? What did the natives of the northwest coast wear? This article covers clothing, chilkat blankets and food of the natives of the northwest coast.
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Bowie Seamount
Oceanic and coastal marine species live around a mountaintop 25 metres below the surface of the sea.
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CANADA'S QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS
On a tiny island south of Alaska's panhandle and ninety miles off the coast of British Columbia, a battery of weathered and decaying totem poles stare out to sea. These totem poles once declared the status of the powerful Haida Nation
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Six Nations Land Rights
"They will always be the colonists and they will always have to negotiate with us. And if they don't negotiate in good faith, there will always be trouble."
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