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The Haida are an Indigenous Peoples. Their national territories lie immediately outside the territorial sea along the west coast of Canada and include parts of south east Alaska. Haida Copper Shield The Haida are the Indigenous Peoples of the west coast of North America. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of article quality. ...


Within Haida mythology Raven is a central character. While frequently described as a trickster', for Haidas we know Raven or Yelth or Hoya to be a complex reflection of our own selves. Raven can be a magician, a transformer, a potent creative force, sexual deviant or ravenous debacher but always a cultural hero. S/He is responsible for creating Haida Gwaii, releasing the sun from its tiny box and making the stars and the moon. S/He also released men from their cockleclamshell]] and taught us how to live a good life. Raven has also been described as the greediest, most lecherous and mischievous creature known to the Haida, but at the same time Raven always helps humans in our encounters with super natural beings. Raven acquired such things as fresh water, salmon and the house for humans. Raven, the spirit of the raven bird, is a trickster god in the mythology of various native peoples of northwest North America, including the Haida, Kwakiutl and Tsimshian. ... (Public domain map) The Queen Charlotte Islands or Haida Gwaii are an archipelago off the north-west coast of British Columbia, Canada, consisting of two main islands: Graham Island in the North, and Moresby Island in the south. ... Genera Acanthocardia Americardia Cardium Cerastoderma Clinocardium Corculum Ctenocardia Dinocardium Discors Fragum Fulvia Laevicardium Lophocardiium Lyrocardium Lunulicardia Microcardium Nemocardium Papyridea Parvicardium Plagiocardium Ringicardium Trachycardium Trigoniocardia Serripes Cockles are the family Cardiidae of bivalve mollusks. ... The word lust means sexual desire (this meaning is sometimes metaphorically extended to other forms of desire, e. ... Alternate meaning: Mischief (movie) (1985) Mischief, in criminal law, is an offence against property that does not involve conversion. ...


Ta'xet and Tia are death gods among the Haida. Ta'xet rules violent death, while Tia rules peaceful death. Taxet is the Haida God of violent death. ... Tia is the Haida goddess of peaceful death. ...


Dzalarhons, a woman associated with frogs and volcanoes, and her husband, Kaiti (bear god), arrived at the homeland of the Haida from the Pacific Ocean along with six canoes full of people. Frogs are amphibians in the Order Anura, which includes frogs and toads. ... A volcano is a geological landform (usually a mountain) where magma (rock of the earths interior made molten or liquid by high pressure and temperature) erupts through the surface of the planet. ... For other meanings, see Bear (disambiguation). ... Canoe at El Nido, Philippines A canoe is a relatively small human-powered boat. ...


Gyhldeptis is a kindly forest goddess. Lagua is an invisible spirit who helped the Haida discover the uses of iron. Shamans could speak with Lagua's voice by clenching their teeth. Sin ("day") is the sky god and chief deity. General Name, Symbol, Number iron, Fe, 26 Chemical series transition metal Group, Period, Block 8 (VIIIB), 4, d Density, Hardness 7874 kg/m3, 4. ... The shaman is an intellectual and spiritual figure who is regarded as possessing power and influence on other peoples in the tribe and performs several functions, primarily that of a healer ( medicine man). The shaman provides medical care, and serves other community needs during crisis times, via supernatural means (means...


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Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Haida mythology (121 words)
The Haida are a tribe of Native Americans from the British Columbia area.
Ta'xet and Tia are death gods among the Haida.
Dzalarhons[?], a woman associated with frogs and volcanoes, and her husband, Kaiti[?] (bear god), arrived at the homeland of the Haida from the Pacific Ocean along with six canoes full of people.
Haida mythology (96 words)
The Haida are a tribe of Native Americans from the British Columbia area.
Ta'xet and Tia are death gods among the Haida.
Dzalarhons[?], a woman associated with frogs and volcanoes, and her husband, Kaiti[?] (bear god), arrived at the homeland of the Haida from the Pacific Ocean along with six canoes full of people.
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