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Pacific Northwest
Haida
~4,500Haida, EnglishSince 700 CE
About the Haida People
The Haida are famed carvers and navigators of the North Pacific, known for monumental cedar poles, ocean-going canoes, and deep stewardship of the islands they call Haida Gwaii.
Cultural Traditions
Totem Pole Carving
Argillite Sculpture
Cedar Bark Weaving
Potlatch Feasts
Historical Timeline
1787
Maritime fur trade brings intensified outside contact
1862
Smallpox epidemics decimate Haida communities
1993
Gwaii Haanas Agreement creates co-management with Canada