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THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND

Prehistory of Haida Gwaii (2 pages)
Social Organization
Mythology and Crests

HAIDA ART

• North Coast Art Style
• Flat Design
• Sculpture

Chiefly Possessions

• Clothing
  • Chilkat Blankets
  • Painted Leather Capes
  • Tunics, Dance Aprons, and Leggings
  • Button Blankets
• Headdresses
  • Frontlets
  • Painted Woven Hats
• Raven Rattles
• Copper Shields
Hosting the Feast
• Ladles and Horn Spoons (2 pages)
• Food Dishes and Bowls
• Bentwood Trays and Serving Dishes
Shamanism (5 pages)
Secret Societies (2 pages)
Masks (3 pages)
Luck of the Gambler
Smoke Feasts for the Ancestors (3 pages)
Artists
Artists of the Golden Age:

• Albert Edward Edenshaw
• John Robson
• Charles Edenshaw
  Death and Rebirth of the Raven:
  
• Bill Reid
• Robert Davidson
• Jim Hart
• The Next Generation

HAIDA VILLAGES

Haida Gwaii Villages
Northern villages:

• Kiusta
• Kung
• Yan
• Kayung
• Masset (3 pages)
• Hiellan
  Southern villages:
  
• Skidegate (3 pages)
• Cha'atl
• Haina
• Kaisun
• Cumshewa
• Skedans (2 pages)
• Tanu (2 pages)
• Skungwai (Ninstints)
Kaigani Haida Villages
• Klinkwan
• Sukkwan
• Howkan
• Kasaan
Houses
• Housefront Paintings (2 pages)
• Carved Interior Poles and Posts
• Interior Screens, Housepits and Smokeholes
Furnishings
• Boxes and Chests (2 pages)
• Basketry
Canoes and Trade
Warfare