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Haidas Legends and Traditions on Queen Charlotte Islands
The piece outlines Haida customs and beliefs including chief succession, marriage practices after a predecessor's death, funerary expenses, and property distribution. It notes shifts toward Christian law, totem pole valuing, the role of the flangega, and the evolution of Haida religion from spirit worship to church baptism. The article also mentions the raven as sacred, ancestor souls, and the traders language created by the Studd Company to ease coast-wide communication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiingassa
Macbeth
Mr. Maynard
Victoria
Princess Kaningassa
Masset
Islands
Helenshaw
Doctor Kiootay
Sha-nung-Itlagidas
Hetgwaulana
Studsons Bay Company
Siberia