Clothing
In cold weather, what did Haida people wear?
In cold weather, Haida people wore moccasins and heavy caribou robes, but most of the time, they preferred to go barefoot.
The Haida are well known for...
The Haida were well-known for their large dugout canoes
special powers
Indigenous peoples along North America's coastline have taken their food from the ocean for (hundreds/thousands) of years.
thousands
What are the tools and weapons traditionally made out of? (name 3)
Cedarwood, stone, and shells
Women wore _______ and _____.
Knee length skirts and poncho like capes
A haida canoe could be more than..
A Haida canoe could be more than sixty feet long and was built to withstand stormy waves.
A Haida medicine person with powers dressed in special clothes. What was it?
A dancing blanket
Fish, shellfish, and sea mammals
Sledgehammers were used for splitting wood. What are sledgehammers made of?
stone
Haida clothing was usually woven out of fiber from?
cedar bark
What were these canoes used for?
The Haida people used these canoes to travel up and down the sea coast for trading, fishing and hunting, and warfare.
What is the job of a medicine person's assistant?
The assistant would beat a drum while the medicine person used his powers to cure.
What did the Haida gather/hunted to enrich their ocean diet? Name atleast TWO.
Berries, roots, eggs, and birds.
True of False! For hunting the Haida used nets and harpoons.
FALSE! They used bows and arrows, snares, and harpoons
What did the Haida wear for more formal occasions?
For formal occasions, Haida people wore more elaborate outfits, with tunics, leggings and cloaks painted with tribal designs.
Haida people could not live in...
The Haida people lived in a damp climate and therefore could not live in teepees.
What were some major ceremonial events?
feasts, potlatches, and dance performances
They were eaten fresh, or dried and saved for winter.
bone and wood hooks, underwater traps, and fish lines were used for..
fishing
What was special about Haida basket hats?
The designs and patterns of these hats often displayed a person's status and family connections. The Haida painted their faces with different colors and designs for different occasions.
What was the difference between a roof of a wealthy person vs. a less wealthy person?
Roofs of wealthier citizens were made of overlapping cedar planks, while the less wealthy had to make do with a single layer of planks.
What are the names of the Haida's well known totem poles? What are the usual colors?
The Haida are known for their totem poles in the form of house-front poles, memorial poles, and mortuary columns. Painting usually involved the use of black, red, and blue-green colours.
What was pressed oil saved for?
It was saved for trading
What did they serve food on?
wooden platters