Villages Haida people




haida heritage centre @ Ḵay llnagaay



haida carver saaduuts, 2007


historical haida villages were:



kiusta
kung
yan
hiellan
skidegate (graham island)
cha atl
haina
kaisun (haida: Ḵaysuun llnagaay)
cumshewa (moresby island)
skedans aka koona or q una.
tanu (new clew), louise island
ninstints (sgang gway, aka anthony island)
masset name masset, received pre british contact between haidas , spanish, includes 3 separate , adjoining communities,

atewaas (old massett)
jaahguhl
kayung


hlk yah gaawga (windy bay) (lyell island)
klinkwan (kaigani haida, prince of wales island)
sukkwan (kaigani haida, prince of wales island)
howkan (kaigani haida, prince of wales island)
kasaan (kaigani haida, prince of wales island)
tlell, british columbia
dadens, langara island




^ canadian museum of civilization webpage on haida villages
^ firstvoices: hlg̱aagilda x̱aayda kil : words . retrieved 2012-07-08. 
^ parks canada website archived 2013-01-16 @ wayback machine.






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