Tuesday 15 October 2013

Haida Gods

When looking at the Haida tribe I first went into looking at the masks themselves and what they represented.
http://www.spiritsofthewestcoast.com/category/native_american_masks/ -this website showed a variety of masks to represent different spirits so it would be easy to identify the character each person was playing in festivals and stories. some are quite simple mask portraying only one animal or spirit but then other masks are able to open up to revel a secondary mask. http://www.civilization.ca/cmc/exhibitions/aborig/haida/haama01e.shtml- also another website explaining the representations of masks

The raven is one of the Haida's main god they worship, who's personality may seem good at times but underneath he sent have mischievous tendencies to get what he wants. the raven was said have created lakes and rivers as well as create man creating divisions between animals, humans and plants. http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/firstnations/haida.html

Other gods I found interesting was the coyote another mischievous god who was very nosy, so much so that he had one eye in the sky so he can keep a watch on everyone and the wendego a creature never completely seen who apparently can make the air turn cold and has a hunger for human flesh which an never be satisfied.-http://www.godchecker.com/pantheon/native_american-mythology.php

these websites gave me insight into their culture, stories and language which will flesh out our ideas of location and give a better impression about how they lived. http://www.native-languages.org/haida-legends.html , https://mrneely.wikispaces.com/Haida+Tribe

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