Hi, today I’m going to tell you about my Indigenous communities project about the Haida group.
Project Explanation
For my project me and my group members had to talk about the Haida group. We were all given a section to right and talk about. The sections are regional area, national language, social organizations, living conditions, major rites and ceremonies and practices, most significant story, trade/conflict, art and music and dance and last fun facts. Our project has 16 slides 1 being the front cover one being the back cover three being bibliography slides and the rest was all information. On each slide that had information it has built points and a image. For this project we got multiple weeks to work on it so we had time to make the slides look good me and all my group members like to more when our presentations look good so we decorated it a good amount.
What I Was Asked To Do For The Project
I was asked to do the sections regional area and trade/conflict. I also made the bibliography and helped decorates the slides.
Why I Think Learning About Indigenous Communities Is Important
I think learning about indigenous communities is important because its how we learn about the people that have been around the longest and i like learning about what they invented and how they live.
What’s One Thing That Makes The Haida People Unique
One thing that makes the Haida people unique is there art and architecture. There art and architecture both focus on the creative embellishment of wood.
What Else Would I Like To Learn About Indigenous Comunities
If I could pick something new to learn about Indigenous communities I would want to learn how they made all there amazing languishes.
10 Facts I learned Wile Doing This Project
- The Haida tribe mainly live on the coastal bay of Haida Gwaii in British Columbia.
- Haida Gwaii is a group of islands containing about 150 islands in a sword-like shape that is 250 km long.
- Haida Gwaii is one of the most isolated islands in Canada.
- It was formed by huge plates moving under the Pacific Ocean from the south to their present location.
- Unlike most of Canada Haida Gwaii escaped glaciation during the last ice age. This helped group Haida Gwaii together.
- The Haida group lived on Haida Gwaii for at least 6000 to 8000 years.
- When people from Europe came to Haida Gwaii they brought diseases with them and because the Haida people were not used to these new illnesses their bodies had no protection against it and many Haida people died dropping their population to 588 people in 1915.
- The Haida traded a lot with the Coast Tsimshian and Tlingit and traded them for canoes, slaves, and shells for Chilkat blankets, hides, and copper.
- The Haida Nation also made some treaties. British Columbia agreed that the Haida tribe owns all of Haida Gwaii. The name of this agreement is Gaayhllxid/Gíihlagalgang “Rising Tide”. It recognizes the Haida people’s rights and took 50 years to make.
- Many of the native plants of Haida Gwaii are unique and the only other place they can only be found is in the distant parts of Japan.










