Haida

Haida Tribe

Haida Indians, Haida Nation (Xa’ida, ‘people’). The native and popular name for the Indians of the Queen Charlotte Islands., British Columbia, and the south end of Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, comprising the Skittagetan family. By the natives themselves the term may be applied generally to any human being or specifically to one speaking the Haida language. Some authors have improperly restricted the application of the tend to the Queen Charlotte islanders, calling the Alaskan Haida, Kaigani. Several English variants of this word owe their origin to the fact that a suffix usually accompanies it in the native language, making … Read more

Haida Indian Bands, Gens and Clans

Many tribes have sub-tribes, bands, gens, clans and phratry.  Often very little information is known or they no longer exist.  We have included them here to provide more information about the tribes. Haida Indian Bands, Gens and Clans Chats-hadai A subdivision of the Koetas, a Haida family belonging to the Kaigani group. They were probably so named from a camping place. Swanton, Cont. Haida, 272, 1905. Dagangasels (Dāgañasêls, ‘common food-steamers’). A subdivision of the Kona-kegawai of the Haida. They were of low social rank, and the name was used probably in contempt. Swanton, Cont. Haida, 273, 1905. Daiyuahl-lanas (Daiyū ał … Read more