Haida

[ hahy-duh ]

noun

, plural Hai·das, (especially collectively) Hai·da

1. a member of an Indian people inhabiting the Queen Charlotte Islands in British Columbia and Prince of Wales Island in Alaska.
2. the language of the Haida people, part of the Na-Dene language group.

Haida

/ ˈhaɪdə /

noun

1. -das-da a member of a seafaring group of North American Indian peoples inhabiting the coast of British Columbia and SW Alaska
2. the language of these peoples, belonging to the Na-Dene phylum

Derived Forms

• ˈHaidan, adjective

Example Sentences

For instance, if I show my tattoos or wear clothing with Haida designs, I am more likely to be seen as broadly Indigenous.

From Salon

Tlingit & Haida is the largest federally recognized tribe in Alaska, and hundreds of its members fish, both in commercial troll operations and for subsistence.

From Seattle Times

He said he returned in March to the nearby village of Haida, where he witnessed the shooting of several artisanal gold miners by Amhara troops.

From Washington Times

Mr. Haida had said earlier that a “full-scale offensive” could begin after Feb. 15, as the Kremlin strains to show progress around the one-year mark of its invasion.

From New York Times

When Rule created the Indigenous Guide to D.C., she was living less than a mile from this bronze sculpture by the late artist Bill Reid, a member of the Haida Nation in British Columbia.

From Washington Post