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Medicine Men of the Haidas in Haida Funeral Rites
The Haida practice of calling a devil doctor when ill. tobacco rituals surround death. mourners and witches aid at births. funerals feature potlatches and elaborate tomb-house rituals. The Sa ag ga governs life from birth to burial, selecting resting places and influencing all rites. A Haida tale about an apparition of a Sa ag ga near Skidegate ends in omens and tragedy.
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Kootay
Massett
G. M. Dawson
Skidegate
Victoria