The Haida are an Indigenous people who have traditionally occupied the coastal bays and inlets of Haida Gwaii in British Columbia.

Who Were The Haida in History?

The Haida were a First Nations group known for their seamanship, fighting skills, and aggressive posture towards neighboring tribes.

The Haida were known for their large, sturdy, and fast canoes, which were hollowed out of a single cedar tree. Each canoe could carry up to 60 warriors.

The Haida were known for their lightning raids, which were difficult for their enemies to defend against. They would sail up and down the coast, trading, enslaving, and showing off their power.

The Haida practiced slavery, taking war captives or the children of captives from neighboring tribes. They used slaves to increase their productivity or traded them to other tribes.

The Haida were effective in war, using European weapons against other native groups and Europeans.

The Haida would often carry a shaman or medicine man on their canoes to catch and destroy the souls of enemies before a battle.

Women sometimes accompanied the warriors and fought as fiercely as their husbands.

The Haida were so formidable that other native groups respected them as a warrior society. An early anthropologist, Diamond Jenness, described the Haida as the "Indian Vikings of the North West Coast".

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