Haida mythology
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Haida mythology is the traditional body of stories, beliefs, and spiritual teachings of the Haida people of the Pacific Northwest Coast, featuring powerful animal beings, complex origin tales, and rich oral traditions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Haida mythology canonical | 2 |
| Haida trickster tales | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Haida mythology Context triple: [Haida, culturalAssociation, Haida mythology]
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Haida
Haida is an Indigenous language of the Pacific Northwest Coast, traditionally spoken by the Haida people of Haida Gwaii in British Columbia and parts of southeastern Alaska.
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Tsimshian
Tsimshian is an Indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America, known for their rich maritime culture, complex social organization, and distinctive art and oral traditions.
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Kwakiutl people
The Kwakiutl people are an Indigenous group of the Pacific Northwest Coast of Canada, renowned for their complex social structure, potlatch ceremonies, and rich artistic traditions including totem poles and elaborate masks.
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Coast Salish peoples
The Coast Salish peoples are a group of culturally and linguistically related Indigenous nations of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America, known for their complex social systems, rich artistic traditions, and deep connections to the land and waterways of the Salish Sea region.
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Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous peoples
Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous peoples are the diverse First Nations and Native American societies of the coastal regions of present-day British Columbia, Washington, and Alaska, known for their complex social structures, rich ceremonial traditions, and distinctive art forms such as totem poles and elaborate wood carvings.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Haida mythology Target entity description: Haida mythology is the traditional body of stories, beliefs, and spiritual teachings of the Haida people of the Pacific Northwest Coast, featuring powerful animal beings, complex origin tales, and rich oral traditions.
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A.
Haida
Haida is an Indigenous language of the Pacific Northwest Coast, traditionally spoken by the Haida people of Haida Gwaii in British Columbia and parts of southeastern Alaska.
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B.
Tsimshian
Tsimshian is an Indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America, known for their rich maritime culture, complex social organization, and distinctive art and oral traditions.
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C.
Kwakiutl people
The Kwakiutl people are an Indigenous group of the Pacific Northwest Coast of Canada, renowned for their complex social structure, potlatch ceremonies, and rich artistic traditions including totem poles and elaborate masks.
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D.
Coast Salish peoples
The Coast Salish peoples are a group of culturally and linguistically related Indigenous nations of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America, known for their complex social systems, rich artistic traditions, and deep connections to the land and waterways of the Salish Sea region.
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E.
Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous peoples
Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous peoples are the diverse First Nations and Native American societies of the coastal regions of present-day British Columbia, Washington, and Alaska, known for their complex social structures, rich ceremonial traditions, and distinctive art forms such as totem poles and elaborate wood carvings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (105)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Northwest Coast mythology
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belief system ⓘ cosmology ⓘ cultural heritage ⓘ folklore ⓘ indigenous mythology ⓘ mythology ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ spiritual tradition ⓘ |
| centralCultureHero | Raven ⓘ |
| centralTrickster | Raven ⓘ |
| hasBelief |
efficacy of ritual and ceremony
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existence of supernatural beings ⓘ importance of reciprocity with the natural world ⓘ multiple spirit worlds ⓘ power of animal spirits ⓘ presence of spirit in all things ⓘ shamanic power ⓘ transformability of beings ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
bear
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surface form:
Bear
Eagle ⓘ Killer Whale ⓘ Raven ⓘ Sea Wolf ⓘ ancestors ⓘ supernatural shamans ⓘ |
| hasCulture | Haida culture ⓘ |
| hasDeity |
Bear
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Eagle ⓘ Killer Whale ⓘ Raven ⓘ Sea Wolf ⓘ Supernatural beings of the sea ⓘ Supernatural beings of the sky ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup |
Haida Nation
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surface form:
Haida people
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| hasFunction |
encode social laws
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explain natural phenomena ⓘ express spiritual beliefs ⓘ preserve historical memory ⓘ reinforce clan identity ⓘ support ceremonial life ⓘ transmit moral teachings ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Bear
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Eagle ⓘ Killer Whale ⓘ Raven ⓘ Sea Wolf ⓘ culture heroes ⓘ shamans ⓘ supernatural chiefs ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Haida language ⓘ |
| hasMedium |
argillite carving
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carved art ⓘ ceremony ⓘ dance ⓘ oral storytelling ⓘ song ⓘ totem poles ⓘ woven textiles ⓘ |
| hasRegion |
British Columbia
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Haida Gwaii ⓘ Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous peoples ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Northwest Coast
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| hasSource |
ethnographic records
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oral transmission ⓘ recordings by Haida storytellers ⓘ transcriptions by anthropologists ⓘ |
| hasStoryType |
clan histories
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migration stories ⓘ origin stories ⓘ sky world journeys ⓘ supernatural encounters ⓘ transformer tales ⓘ trickster tales ⓘ undersea world journeys ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
balance and reciprocity
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clan origins ⓘ creation ⓘ origin of humans ⓘ origin of the world ⓘ relationships between humans and animals ⓘ respect for nature ⓘ sea and sky worlds ⓘ supernatural power ⓘ transformation ⓘ trickster behavior ⓘ |
| influences |
Haida art
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Haida ceremonial life ⓘ Haida crest system ⓘ Haida dances ⓘ Haida house front paintings ⓘ Haida masks ⓘ Haida naming practices ⓘ Haida social structure ⓘ Haida songs ⓘ Haida totem pole designs ⓘ |
| performedAt |
memorial feasts
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naming feasts ⓘ potlatch ceremonies ⓘ winter dances ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Kwakwakaʼwakw mythology
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Tlingit mythology ⓘ Tsimshian ⓘ
surface form:
Tsimshian mythology
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| transmittedBy |
clan leaders
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elders ⓘ hereditary storytellers ⓘ |
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Subject: Haida mythology Description of subject: Haida mythology is the traditional body of stories, beliefs, and spiritual teachings of the Haida people of the Pacific Northwest Coast, featuring powerful animal beings, complex origin tales, and rich oral traditions.
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