Haida

American  

[hahy-duh] / ˈhaɪ də /

noun

plural

Haidas,

plural

Haida

1. a member of an Indian people inhabiting the Queen Charlotte Islands in British Columbia and Prince of Wales Island in Alaska.

2. the language of the Haida people, part of the Na-Dene language group.

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Haida British  

/ ˈhaɪdə /

noun

1. a member of a seafaring group of North American Indian peoples inhabiting the coast of British Columbia and SW Alaska

2. the language of these peoples, belonging to the Na-Dene phylum

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Other Word Forms

• Haidan adjective

Example Sentences

“We are a far cry from where we were last year,” said Roald Helgesen, chief operating officer of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska based in Juneau.

From The Wall Street Journal

For instance, if I show my tattoos or wear clothing with Haida designs, I am more likely to be seen as broadly Indigenous.

From Salon

Tlingit & Haida is the largest federally recognized tribe in Alaska, and hundreds of its members fish, both in commercial troll operations and for subsistence.

From Seattle Times

When Rule created the Indigenous Guide to D.C., she was living less than a mile from this bronze sculpture by the late artist Bill Reid, a member of the Haida Nation in British Columbia.

From Washington Post

“The study of this piece provides invaluable insights into the innovation and thought process of our ancestors,” says Guujaaw, a Haida hereditary chief and carver.

From Scientific American