The Haida people are an aboriginal tribe that inhabit the northwest coast of British Columbia and Has of Alaska. They are an isolated people that rarely come in contact with civilization. They also live throughout the islands of Haida Gwaii, which means “islands of the people”. The geography of the Haida’s mainland affects their culture because, it affects the animals that can be hunted for food, it makes them need to be able to travel over water, and the climate affects the shelter they need.
They Haida people have adapted and continue to survive and thrive over the years. About half of the people live on the Haida Gwaii island and the other half on the northern and coast of B.C. and southern Alaska. The average temperature in the winter …show more content…
About half of the people live on the Haida Gwaii island and the other half on the northern and coast of B.C. and southern Alaska. The average temperature in the winter there is below freezing and during the summer the mean is about 18 degrees celsius. There is lots of rain which means the Haida people must have good shelter. The pacific ocean is a big part of the geography as it makes the people need good transportation on water. On the coast there are lots archipelagos and steep rocky cliffs. There are lots of rivers for the Haida to collect water from, but the most important part of the rivers were the salmon run that came every year. The Haida people have been living on Haida Gwaii for over six thousand …show more content…
They needed really good transportation over water because they lived on island on the pacific and on the coast. There main transportation over water was the canoe. The canoe the Haida used was specific to their culture. The body of the canoe was a dugout of a tree they hollow out. In the summer they cut the tree and then rest it in steaming water to hollow it out. Elaborate designs would be drawn on the side of the canoe and on the paddles. The bow and stern would be added separately. The canoes could sometimes hold up to 60 people. They were not just used for transportation, but also for hunting animals like seals and
They Haida people have adapted and continue to survive and thrive over the years. About half of the people live on the Haida Gwaii island and the other half on the northern and coast of B.C. and southern Alaska. The average temperature in the winter …show more content…
About half of the people live on the Haida Gwaii island and the other half on the northern and coast of B.C. and southern Alaska. The average temperature in the winter there is below freezing and during the summer the mean is about 18 degrees celsius. There is lots of rain which means the Haida people must have good shelter. The pacific ocean is a big part of the geography as it makes the people need good transportation on water. On the coast there are lots archipelagos and steep rocky cliffs. There are lots of rivers for the Haida to collect water from, but the most important part of the rivers were the salmon run that came every year. The Haida people have been living on Haida Gwaii for over six thousand …show more content…
They needed really good transportation over water because they lived on island on the pacific and on the coast. There main transportation over water was the canoe. The canoe the Haida used was specific to their culture. The body of the canoe was a dugout of a tree they hollow out. In the summer they cut the tree and then rest it in steaming water to hollow it out. Elaborate designs would be drawn on the side of the canoe and on the paddles. The bow and stern would be added separately. The canoes could sometimes hold up to 60 people. They were not just used for transportation, but also for hunting animals like seals and