Haida people
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indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast
Key facts
- Canada
- 6,525
- United states
- 5,977
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- ethnic group
- Subclass of
- Native Americans in the United States
- Part of
- First Nations
- Languages spoken
- Haida
- Official website
- www.haidanation.ca
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- Commons category
- Haida
- different from
- HMCS Haida
- ancestral home
- Haida Gwaii
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Encyclopedic overview
The Haida ( English: /ˈhaɪdə/, Haida: X̱aayda, X̱aadas, X̱aad, X̱aat) are an indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America. They constitute one of 203 First Nations in British Columbia and 231 federally recognized tribes in Alaska.
Their traditional territory include Haida Gwaii, an archipelago off the coast of British Columbia, and the southern half of Prince of Wales Island, in Southeast Alaska. Their language is Haida, a linguistic isolate. The Haida are known for their craftsmanship, trading skills, and seamanship. They are known to have frequently carried out raids and to have practiced slavery.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Haida people” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.