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The Haida
By Thomas, Julia, and Camila
Kinds of shelter
One of the homes that the Haida lived in are
wooden plank houses with a totem pole.
The way shelter was made.
The shelter was made of wood. It was a hut
with a totem pole. Shelters protect from bad
weather. If the shelter was in the artec, the
walls will be made of ice.
Some homes have
three totem poles.
People fill in the
cracks of the igloo
so it will stay pretty
warm.
FUN FACT
The group that was responsible
The Haida were responsible for building the
shelter. About nine families live in 1 shelter.
Haida camp
After a long time, The Haida took apart a
wooden house to make a summer camp.
Haida Tools
By Camila
Types of Tools used
The Haida used many tools. A few of the tools that they used were weirs, spears, hooks, fishing
lines, traps, bows, and arrows.
The Haida needed these tools for fishing, hunting, and to defend themselves.
They would make these tools out of cedar bark, spruce roots, bone, wood, and usually they use pieces of fur
and skin.
No one specific made these tools. The haida made their own.
Fun Facts
The Haida used knives,
spears, and other sharp tools
to carve totem poles and
ceremonial for weddings,
births, and funerals.
Pictures of Really Cool
Haida Tools!
This is what a really good and sharp
tool can carve:
Physical Characteristics and Environment #1
By Camila, Thomas, and Julia
The geographic location of the Haida is in the West Coast, in parts of present day Alaska,
Washington, Oregon, and small islands known as the Queen Charlotte islands, near the coast of
California and Canada.
A few of the physical features that make up the Haida territory are the Pacific Ocean,
islands, glaciers, mountains ,forests, coasts, and rivers such as Nass Skeena and the Columbia
River.
Physical characteristics and environment #2
Natural resources
Some natural resources are cedar plank trees. The provide houses and clothing. Also fish, the most popular
ones are salmon and cod. Seals sea lions Black bear and deer are also big natural resources of the Haida.
Vegetation
Redwood and cedar trees is some of
the vegetation.
There are also pine trees, berry
bushes, forests and seaweed.
Julia Nasisi
Physical Characteristics and Environment #3
By Camila
The temperature or climate the Haida had to deal with was mild, marine, and mediterranean. (To find
out the meanings of these words, check the key at the bottom of the page.)
The climate or seasons the Haida dealt with were Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter.
The precipitation or climate the Haida had challenges with were rain, snow, slush, and hail-fall. The
Haida dealt with 20-80 inches of rain each year!
Key
Mild: Warm in winter-cool in summer.
Marine: Warm in summer-cool and wet
winter.
Mediterranean: Hot and dry summer-mild
and rainy winter.
The Haida
Food!!!
By Julia Nasisi
Haida Food
the haida ate fish, seals, sea lions, otters,
shellfish, dear, caribou, land otters, black
bears, eggs, fruits, nuts and berries.
Julia Nasisi
Hunting And Gathering
Men often hunted fish and animals woman
gathered the food such as berries and nuts the
woman were also responsible for preparing the
food and making meals.
Julia Nasisi
How was food prepared
People often froze or smoked meats and they
dried berries. The woman often prepared the
food while the men hunted.
Julia Nasisi
The Haida
Clothing!!!
By Julia Nasisi
What did they wear?
Both men and women wore capes, tunics and
hats. Women often wore a skirt or a dress. The
women also got their lips pierced when they
were of age. (When they were 16). Men wore
leggings and capes. They both also wore
moccasins when the weather was cold.
Julia Nasisi
What was the clothing made of and
who made it ?
A lot of things were made of cedar wood such
as…
capes, skirts, and leggings. The women often
made the clothes by sewing pieces of fabric
together.
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