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Haidas Legends On Massett Rose Spit And A Fatal War
Two hundred years ago Haidas from Massett and Yen Village waited at Rose Spit for favorable winds home from Naase Colachan. A challenge to kill a captured eagle led to war, then peace and a carved totem signifying peace. The article recalls treachery between Zimshians and Haidas at Port Simpson and Massett, culminating in deadly ambushes and a later Haida counter-feast massacre.
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Massett
Yen Village
Naase
Port Simpson
Fort Simpson
Hudsons Bay Company
Hort Simpson