The dramatizations of these Haida legends were recorded in the Dii tuulang naay Family Centre in Old Massett. This is the home of the Language Nest - a group of dedicated parents and elders, ...

A drawing of a carving by Charles Edenshaw in the late 1800s depicting the Haida myth of the origin of women. Fungus Man is paddling the canoe with Raven in the bow in search of female genitalia.

There’s a dogfish, a wolf, a transformational bear figure – in Haida mythology, animals and humans often shape-shift – and a raven, one of two moieties, or kinship groups, on Haida Gwaii and ...

One of the most powerful supernatural beings of Haida mythology is the elusive Dogfish Woman, who derives her shamanic powers from the dogfish (a small shark). Seen here in her human form, the snout ...

The Haida Gwaii archipelago is a mix of geologic wonder and myth. In fact, they’re often one and the same, from the Taaw Tldáaw to the legendary Golden Spruce and countless others.

Unknown (Haida) (copy after) Notes Save Outdoor Sculpture, Alaska survey, 1993. Summary Replica totem pole tells the story of the sea monster, called "Waasgo" in Haida and "Gunakadeit" in Tlingit. The ...