<HTML> <HEAD> <Title>CMC Digital Collection</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="000000" TEXT="ffffff" LINK="ffcc00" VLINK="ffff33"> <FONT SIZE="+3"><B> Haida<BR> </B></FONT> <FONT SIZE="+1"> <B>Language Family:</B> Haida<P> </FONT> <IMG SRC="../graphics/blck.gif" WIDTH=50 HEIGHT=40 BORDER="0" ALIGN="left"> <IMG SRC="../graphics/blck.gif" WIDTH=50 HEIGHT=40 BORDER="0" ALIGN="left"> <IMG SRC="../graphics/haidmap.gif" WIDTH=300 HEIGHT=182 BORDER="0" ALT="Map of Haida language family" ALIGN="left"> <A HREF="tsim.htm"><IMG SRC="../graphics/arfwd.gif" WIDTH=50 HEIGHT=40 BORDER ="0" ALT="forward"></A><BR> <A HREF="tlin.htm"><IMG SRC="../graphics/arbck.gif" WIDTH=50 HEIGHT=40 BORDER ="0" ALT="back"></A><BR> <A HREF="grmenu.htm"><IMG SRC="../graphics/semebut.gif" WIDTH=50 HEIGHT=40 ALT="section menu" BORDER="0"></A><BR> <IMG SRC="../graphics/blck.gif" WIDTH=50 HEIGHT=40 BORDER="0"><BR><BR><BR> <CENTER> <I>Haida language family area</I><P> </CENTER> <FONT SIZE="+1"> The dense forests of the interior of the Queen Charlotte Islands, northern British Columbia, had little game, but the deeply indented coastline was frequented by shoals of salmon and halibut, and by sea otters, sea lions and fur seals, so the Haida were almost wholly dependent on the sea for their livelihood. The Haida were mighty hunters on the sea, and captured more fur seals and sea otters than any other tribe along the Pacific Coast. (IC)<P> </FONT> <HR SIZE=4 WIDTH=90%><p> <CENTER> <A HREF="../frfrm.htm"><IMG SRC="../graphics/frbut.gif" WIDTH=80 HEIGHT=50 ALT="Francais" ALIGN="left" BORDER="0"></A> <A HREF="../about.htm"><IMG SRC="../graphics/abtbut.gif" WIDTH=80 HEIGHT=50 ALT="About" ALIGN="left" BORDER="0"></A> <A HREF="../welcome.htm"><IMG SRC="../graphics/mainbut.gif" WIDTH=80 HEIGHT=50 ALT="Main" ALIGN="left" BORDER="0"></A> <A HREF="../help.htm"><IMG SRC="../graphics/helpbut.gif" WIDTH=80 HEIGHT=50 ALT="Help" ALIGN="left" BORDER="0"></A> <A HREF="http://www.pixfactory.com/"><IMG SRC="../graphics/pixbut.gif" WIDTH=80 HEIGHT=50 ALT="The Pixel Factory" ALIGN="left" BORDER="0"></A> <A HREF="../../default.htm"><IMG SRC="../graphics/dicobut.gif" WIDTH=80 HEIGHT=50 ALT="Digital Collections" TARGET="parent" ALIGN="left" BORDER="0"></A> <A HREF="http://www.civilization.ca/cmcchome.html"><IMG SRC="../graphics/cmcbut.gif" WIDTH=80 HEIGHT=50 ALT="CMC" TARGET="parent" BORDER="0"></A><P> <A HREF="../frfrm.htm">Francais</A> | <A HREF="../about.htm">About</A> | <A HREF="../welcome.htm">Main</A> | <A HREF="../help.htm">Help</A> | <A HREF="http://www.pixfactory.com/">The Pixel Factory</A> | <A HREF="../../default.htm">Digital Collections</A> | <A HREF="http://www.civilization.ca/cmcchome.html">CMC</A><P> </CENTER> </BODY> </HTML>