Hi,
Today I am going to be showing and telling you about my social studies project. My groups project was abou The Haidas. I was told to a paragraph or 2 about the Haidas social organizations. I learnt some very cool facts in the making of this project,like,
1.Haida Gwaii is a group of islands containing about 150 islands in a sword-like shape that is 250 km long.
2.Haida Gwaii escaped glaciation during the last ice age.
3.Most of The Haida tribe lives on the coastal bay of Haida Gwaii in British Columbia.
4.The Haida community speaks a language called Xaad kil.
5.In 2016, there were 445 people who spoke Xaad kil.
6.The Haida live in shelters built on the water.
7. To travel to different island, The Haida used cedar trees for canoes and boats.
8. They have a tradition called Potlach, where the host gives presents instead of the guests.
9. The adults in The Haida community, would tell stories with dances and songs.
10. The Haida group lived on Haida Gwaii for at least 6000 to 8000 years.
I think my group did an awsome job with researching. We learnt so much! The Haidas community is unique and very special. That is why I really think that learning more about various indigenous communities, would really benefit us. I teaches you diversity, and how different people live. If we stop learning about these communitys, we won’t know the importance of history. I also think learning about this is important because if we learn about it, their traditions and religions will be passed down,and known.
What makes The Haidas very diverse is their way of living. It is unique. Each house live up to 30-40 people. In the Chief’s house, lives some homeless people. Everyone takes care of eachother. Their tradition, The Potlatch, is what I think is the most diverse. In this tradition you can either celebrate or mourn. Celebrating is someone built a house, got married, and lots more. The mourning part is if you lost a loved one. This tradition is very interesting, and awesome. In this tradition they also dance and sing to tell eachother stories. I would personally like to see how they celebrate the Potlatch. It sounds great!
I would love to learn more about The Haida’s traditions. I loved learning about The Potlach, so it sounds amazing, and very intresting. I have never seen anything like their traditions and ways of living.
I would love to learn more about The Haida traditions. I liked learning about The Potlatch, so it sounds amazing, and very interesting. I have never seen anything like their traditions and ways of living.
You have heard me talk a lot about The Haidas, so instead of talking even more, I should just show you instead.
Here is my group and I’s project.
Hope you liked it!
