Haida
noun
a member of an Indian people inhabiting the Queen Charlotte Islands in British Columbia and Prince of Wales Island in Alaska.
Haidas
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pluralof Haida.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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This was apparently the reason why the Iroquois, although successful in other ways, failed to establish permanent towns like those of the Pueblos and the Haidas.
From The Red Man's Continent: a chronicle of aboriginal America by Huntington, Ellsworth
When the totemic constitution of the tribe or clan is weakened, the crest may become more important than the totem, as is the case among the Haidas.
From Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV by Jastrow, Morris
We meet the belief again on the Pacific coast of North America among the Haidas.
From The Golden Bough by Frazer, James George, Sir
The Haidas, like the Iroquois, appear to have been a people who were still advancing.
From The Red Man's Continent: a chronicle of aboriginal America by Huntington, Ellsworth
The Haidas, on the contrary, were showing real originality.
From The Red Man's Continent: a chronicle of aboriginal America by Huntington, Ellsworth
