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Haida History and Origins

(special thanks to Mr. Stephen Alsford and the Canadian Museum of Civilization for their invaluable information concerning the Haida Peoples)

We strongly recommend you visit the following pages from Civilization.ca as they are rich in information concerning the Haida Gwaii:
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• Prehistory of Haida Gwaii
• Social Organization of Haida Gwaii
• Mythology and Crests of Haida Gwaii

Haida Gwaii is an archipelago of islands (the Queen Charlotte Islands) off the northern coast of British Columbia near the province's border with Alaska. The southern islands are mountainous, with Moresby Island predominating. The large northern island, Graham Island, where the Haida people now live, is mountainous on its western side but to the east is flat with isolated outcrops of rock. North of Dixon Entrance are the Kaigani Haida, as the Haida in Alaska are named. Their territory encompasses the southern half of Prince of Wales Island in Alaska.

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