Food
The Haida clan ate a variety of food. They had great access to food all year round from the Pacific Ocean. They could eat fish of all sorts, cod, smelt, salmon, herring and occasionally whale. They also ate clams, crabs, oysters and seaweed. They would eat all this seafood because they had very easy and fast access to it all year long, and also because it was full of vitamins and minerals. They could also get oils from the fish they could use for other things. They would eat their fish when it was very fresh and closeafter being caught. Fish was smoked over a fire to be preserved for winter time. The people in the clan also hunted for food in the forests of the islands they lived on. They hunted, killed and ate different mammals (such as bears, deer, moose, beaver, and wolves). They killed animals for multiple reasons, fur, meat, and bones. Meat was cooked and eaten raw. Bones were used to make tools, and furs were made into clothes.
The Haida clan ate a variety of food. They had great access to food all year round from the Pacific Ocean. They could eat fish of all sorts, cod, smelt, salmon, herring and occasionally whale. They also ate clams, crabs, oysters and seaweed. They would eat all this seafood because they had very easy and fast access to it all year long, and also because it was full of vitamins and minerals. They could also get oils from the fish they could use for other things. They would eat their fish when it was very fresh and closeafter being caught. Fish was smoked over a fire to be preserved for winter time. The people in the clan also hunted for food in the forests of the islands they lived on. They hunted, killed and ate different mammals (such as bears, deer, moose, beaver, and wolves). They killed animals for multiple reasons, fur, meat, and bones. Meat was cooked and eaten raw. Bones were used to make tools, and furs were made into clothes.
Clothing
Clothing for men and women was very basic in the Haida clan. During the summer months, men wore no clothes at all and women wore skirts. During the rainy season, the Haida people would wear hats and capes, and during the winters, women would wear skirts and long capes and men would only wear a cape, made of animal skin. On the capes, fringes would be painted on each side. Animal forms were also painted on the capes in mostly red and black with hints of blue and green. Clothes were mostly fabricated of red and yellow cedar tree bark. This tree bark would have been ripped off the tree in long strips. The bark was very soft and flexible, and the Haida people would use it to weave their clothing. The hats that the clan wore were fabricated with thin-stripped spruce bark.
Clothing for men and women was very basic in the Haida clan. During the summer months, men wore no clothes at all and women wore skirts. During the rainy season, the Haida people would wear hats and capes, and during the winters, women would wear skirts and long capes and men would only wear a cape, made of animal skin. On the capes, fringes would be painted on each side. Animal forms were also painted on the capes in mostly red and black with hints of blue and green. Clothes were mostly fabricated of red and yellow cedar tree bark. This tree bark would have been ripped off the tree in long strips. The bark was very soft and flexible, and the Haida people would use it to weave their clothing. The hats that the clan wore were fabricated with thin-stripped spruce bark.
Shelter
In a village houses were set into 2 rows back to back. Houses that were owned by the chief of the village had the largest house at the center of the village. A house was the center of a person’s social life. With a fire at the center of the house, it’s a perfect place to
socialize. Each house could hold an average of 40 people in a 20 by 30 foot house. In a larger home (50 by 60 feet) could hold an average of 60 to 80 people. Houses in the north section of the islands the Haida people lived on were made differently than in the southern parts of the islands. Houses in the northern sections had 4 massive wood beams inside the house spanned evenly apart around huge round beams that support the wooden planks that make up the ceiling. In the south house an external frame to the house and also had planks that fit precisely into parallel timber in the house frame itself. There is a myth stating that the house was one of the main contributions made by the Raven and that the Raven stole the idea from the Beaver. The houses were constructed of western red
cedar. The houses had huge frames and stout corner posts that would support the massive beams that were holding up the wide planks on the ceiling. These houses were constructed of red cedar wood because of how strong the wood was because they had a very easy access to the wood. Some of the tools that were used when constructing these houses included a sledge hammer, wedges, hand maul, and adzes.
In a village houses were set into 2 rows back to back. Houses that were owned by the chief of the village had the largest house at the center of the village. A house was the center of a person’s social life. With a fire at the center of the house, it’s a perfect place to
socialize. Each house could hold an average of 40 people in a 20 by 30 foot house. In a larger home (50 by 60 feet) could hold an average of 60 to 80 people. Houses in the north section of the islands the Haida people lived on were made differently than in the southern parts of the islands. Houses in the northern sections had 4 massive wood beams inside the house spanned evenly apart around huge round beams that support the wooden planks that make up the ceiling. In the south house an external frame to the house and also had planks that fit precisely into parallel timber in the house frame itself. There is a myth stating that the house was one of the main contributions made by the Raven and that the Raven stole the idea from the Beaver. The houses were constructed of western red
cedar. The houses had huge frames and stout corner posts that would support the massive beams that were holding up the wide planks on the ceiling. These houses were constructed of red cedar wood because of how strong the wood was because they had a very easy access to the wood. Some of the tools that were used when constructing these houses included a sledge hammer, wedges, hand maul, and adzes.
Transportation
The Haida people relied heavily canoes. Most of the traveling the people would do was up and down rivers and in the Pacific Ocean and in lakes. The water was the main way to travel for the people so the canoe was very essential. These canoes were fabricated from cedar trees over 80 feet tall. The average canoe would have been 50 feet long and 8 feet wide, being able to hold 10,000 pounds of cargo. In a single canoe it could also hold between 2 and 50 people. They had also made small canoes for families and short outing trips. These canoes were used to ride into war, travel to events and to go meet with other villages to trade. Canoes were the base of travel for the entire Haida nation. If the people wanted to travel by land, they would of had to walk everywhere.
The Haida people relied heavily canoes. Most of the traveling the people would do was up and down rivers and in the Pacific Ocean and in lakes. The water was the main way to travel for the people so the canoe was very essential. These canoes were fabricated from cedar trees over 80 feet tall. The average canoe would have been 50 feet long and 8 feet wide, being able to hold 10,000 pounds of cargo. In a single canoe it could also hold between 2 and 50 people. They had also made small canoes for families and short outing trips. These canoes were used to ride into war, travel to events and to go meet with other villages to trade. Canoes were the base of travel for the entire Haida nation. If the people wanted to travel by land, they would of had to walk everywhere.
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