119 research outputs found
Materials Related to the Haida:
No full textSwanton, John Reed. “Materials relating to the Haida.” [1898?].
Manuscript 4117-a, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
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Social Constraints of Medicine: The Case of the Tlingit and Haida of Alaska
No full textThe culture in this study consists of two Native American tribes in Southeast Alaska, the Tlingit and the Haida. These two tribes are usually classified as part of the Northwest Coast Indian culture (Drucker 1955). The primary difference between the two tribes is linguistic: the Tlingit speak Tlingit and the Haida speak Hafda, Today, English is the predominant language, although many older people are bilingual. Other than the language difference, the Tlingit and Haida have many cultural features in common. Methodology includes fieldwork in the towns of Kake, Hoonah, and Klukwan, which are predominantly Tlingit, and the town of Hydaburg, which, as the name indicates, is predominantly Haida. The author collected information via interviews with selected members of each community
Diigii hla k’aaygang – “Tell me a story”: Skidegate Haida language revitalization through traditional storytelling
No full textThis Indigenous-led master’s thesis re-search focuses on my journey of Skidegate Haida language revitalization through Traditional storytelling. Framed by my Skidegate Haida conceptual framework, Ts’uu K’waayGa – “Cedar Sister”, I draw from Jo-Ann Archibald’s (2008) Storywork methodology with the methods of autoethnography and the Mentor Apprentice (MAP) guidelines to articulate my journey. From this, thirteen audio recorded stories (five in my Nanaay’s – Grandmother’s – voice and eight in my own voice) have come from my re-search. These stories are restricted to members of my Skidegate Haida community. Through this reflective re-search, four key themes emerged: “Language Learning is Hard” is an Understatement; Displacement, Discomfort, Relentless Questioning, and Self-Discovery; Your Mind and Spirit Need Time Alone to Reflect; and It is your Responsibility to Fight for your Ancestor
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One Beat in the Infinite Heart of Haida Gwaii
No full textThe authors begin this essay with these remarks: "There’s a phrase in X̱aayda Kil, the Skidegate dialect of the Haida language, that describes the horizon when you can’t tell where the ocean ends and the sky begins: 'Ḵuuya ḵaagan ad siigaay G̱ud gii ts’ahlsgiidan Sky and sea glued together.' Which is to say that the distinction between even the most immutable of boundaries can be blurred. As we approach the tipping point to catastrophic climate change and the world sits precariously at the edge of a potential shift away from respectful co-existence towards intolerance, what lessons can the examination of these liminal spaces offer us? For decades, people have looked to Haida Gwaii for some of these lessons.
Revisiting a DNA barcode survey of Haida Gwaii kelp: the quest for Eisenia arborea (Arthrothamnaceae, Laminariales)
No full textEisenia arborea Areschoug is a temperate kelp first described from California, and commonly reported as far south as Mexico. Floristic surveys in cold-temperate waters of the Northeast Pacific, however, have revealed its presence on the Canadian archipelago of Haida Gwaii (at latitude 53.3799o N), last reported from the area in 2000 by Sloan and Bartier. Here, we present COI-5P data for E. arborea and confirm its presence at two sites on the west coast of Haida Gwaii in the years 2015 and 2018. These collections update a recently published list of genetically confirmed kelp species from Haida Gwaii. Our surveys suggest that northern populations of E. arborea are likely scattered throughout the western portions of the archipelago. The Haida Gwaii populations reported here represent potential monitoring sites for ecological and evolutionary investigations of E. arborea.The presentation of the authors' names and (or) special characters in the title of the pdf file of the accepted manuscript may differ slightly from what is displayed on the item page. The information in the pdf file of the accepted manuscript reflects the original submission by the author
Influences on trust during collaborative forest governance: A case study from Haida Gwaii
No full textCollaborative natural resource governance is increasingly relied upon to resolve conflicts, generate social and ecological benefits and increase implementation of decisions. Trust is widely recognized as critical to successful collaborative natural resource governance; however, the multi-dimensional nature of trust has been under-explored in this context and few studies specifically address collaborations involving Indigenous Peoples. Literature in this area emphasizes issues of power-sharing, participation and intercultural purpose and insights into how trust is created with these considerations in mind have the potential to improve processes and outcomes. This paper used a case study of collaborative forest governance on Haida Gwaii, an archipelago located off the coast of British Columbia, Canada, to identify linkages between power-sharing and individual, interpersonal and institutional influences on trust. Collaborative forest resource governance on Haida Gwaii formally began following signing of the Kunstâ aa guu-Kunstâ aayah Reconciliation Protocol in 2009 and has led the Haida to achieve several of their goals for resource management. The research linked theoretical and empirical literature on collaborative governance and trust with empirical evidence gathered from seventeen semi-structured interviews with current and former members of the Haida Gwaii Management Council and the Solutions Table and identified five individual influences, five interpersonal influences and four institutional influences on trust.The accepted manuscript in pdf format is listed with the files at the bottom of this page. The presentation of the authors' names and (or) special characters in the title of the manuscript may differ slightly between what is listed on this page and what is listed in the pdf file of the accepted manuscript; that in the pdf file of the accepted manuscript is what was submitted by the author
Three-dimensional spectral measurements of paint samples using optical coherence tomography
No full textIn this study, we describe a method for measuring the spectral reflectance of a paint layer at both the surface and in the volume of the paint layers. We first present a fringes model which illustrates the possibilities for spectral reconstruction using a Short-Time-Fourier-Transform algorithm. We investigate the remaing percentage errors and identified that there is a strong fluctuation along the wavelength range of the spectrometer. Then, we demonstrate the validity of our approach experimentally by measuring the spectral reflectance of a paint layer using a custom-made visible light optical coherence tomography system. There, we reconstruct the spectral reflectance of a paint layer by probing the surface and a depth range below the surface. Finally, we show the importance to include a wavelength sensitive correction in the reconstruction for taking into account the spectral shape of the light in the reference path of the interferometer. This work is part of the Down To The Ground project, in which the results of the OCT inspection will be used directly by a consortium of technical art historians and conservators.Green Open Access added to TU Delft Institutional Repository ‘You share, we take care!’ – Taverne project https://www.openaccess.nl/en/you-share-we-take-care Otherwise as indicated in the copyright section: the publisher is the copyright holder of this work and the author uses the Dutch legislation to make this work public.Structural Integrity & Composite
Pacific marten (Martes caurina) as an apex predator : the habitat and diet ecology of an insular population of mesocarnivore on Haida Gwaii
No full textPacific marten (Martes caurina) may benefit from invasive or non-native species that occur across some coastal areas of the Pacific Northwest. I used remote-camera trapping and stable-isotopes of carbon and nitrogen to infer resource-use strategies of marten on Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada. Marten are more likely to be detected in 3 ha patches with less logging and optimal amounts of road and forest edge habitat, and areas close to marine shorelines and streams. Findings from bulk carbon and nitrogen stable-isotope analysis suggest that terrestrial fauna, including birds, deer, small mammals, and invertebrates, contribute the most to diet; marine invertebrates are the second-most important prey group. Marten consume salmon and berries seasonally, but these are a relatively minor component of the diet. Knowledge of habitat and diet ecology of this generalist, apex predator should be integrated into ecosystem-based management and conservation of the globally rare old-growth forests that remain relatively intact on Haida Gwaii
Application of shearography and the percussion method for the structural inspection of wall paintings: A case study of St. Christopher in Maria Church, Nisse
No full textStructural delamination in mural paintings is a complex phenomenon and is considered among the most frequent types of damage. In conservation practice, the most common technique to identify structural detachments is the percussion method. Full-field optical techniques based on interferometry, such as shearography, can provide a more scientifically substantiated evaluation of the condition of heterogeneous structures of wall paintings. The empirical nature of the percussion method was observed during the condition assessment of two medieval wall paintings in Maria Church, Nisse, the Netherlands. It can be argued that, to allow the formulation of specific treatment needs for structural delamination in wall paintings, accurate defect mapping and characterisation is needed. The application of shearography was believed to provide a holistic representation of the condition of the structure of the wall painting depicting St. Christopher in Maria Church. Preliminary comparison of the methods involved revealed a degree of matching between results obtained. Discrepancies, i.e. areas deemed extremely vulnerable during percussion testing that were not detected by shearography, are debatably caused by the misinterpretation of the acoustic response during percussion testing or the inability of shearography to detect in depth structural defects. Further research regarding shearography should focus on providing more information about the depth of structurally delaminated areas within the heterogeneous layered structure of wall paintings.Structural Integrity & Composite
Inter-municipal cooperation in the fire services
No full textThe outcomes of this paper are recommendations for future directions for combining the fire prevention services on the North Shore. It also includes perspective of the importance of change management techniques, strategic planning, and the role of communications within an implementation plan.fire service; amalgamation; consolidation; regionalization; North Vancouver; organizational chang
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