Haida

noun

Hai·​da ˈhī-də How to pronounce Haida (audio)
1
plural Haida or Haidas : a member of an Indigenous people of Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, and Prince of Wales Island, Alaska
2
: the language of the Haida people

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Ice Moon: Used by the Haida to refer to the increasingly cold temperatures of this period. Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 15 Oct. 2024 Among Haida Tourism’s latest projects is the expansion and relocation of its boutique hotel Ocean House, which will open in winter 2024 on the northern side of Graham Island (Xaaydaga Gwaay.yaay linaGwaay), the largest island, with easy access to Naikoon Provincial Park. Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2024 The Indigenous memorial post depicted in Masset, QCI once stood in the village of Masset in the Haida Gwaii archipelago, a group of islands off British Columbia’s Pacific coast. Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Oct. 2024 In the early 1960s, the Northwest Coast Revival saw Indigenous artists—from the Haida to the Kwakwaka'wakw—revive their traditional craftwork styles across regions like Alaska, Washington, and British Columbia. Christian Allaire, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2024 The 12 cedar artifacts, many of which stand alongside the city’s cruise port, were hewn by Haida, Tlingit, and Tsimshian artisans. Fran Golden, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2024 The Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, meanwhile, say the museum has been intransigent, condescending and insensitive in consultations over the past two decades. Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 10 June 2024 For more than 10,000 years, the Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian have lived in the region; this nonprofit focuses on preserving their cultures, languages and art through events, lectures, festivals and artifacts. Catherine Garcia, theweek, 25 Mar. 2024 And before or after your biking day(s), weave in a visit to the Bill Reid Gallery downtown for a look at contemporary Indigenous art of the Northwest Pacific in honor of Haida artist Bill Reid. Also located at Stanley Park is the Vancouver Aquarium. Jonny Bierman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Feb. 2023

Word History

Etymology

Haida (northern dialect) ḥà·t̓e·, ḥà·de·, a self-designation

First Known Use

1841, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of Haida was in 1841

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“Haida.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Haida. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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