the Haida language, they are gyáaʼaang, “man standing up”; and in Smʼalgyax, the Tsimshian language, they are ptsʼaan. Totem poles have become some of the most iconic symbols of “Native ...
Dr. Ignace completed her Ph.D. dissertation on the politics of Haida symbols which was published as The Curtain Within: Haida Social and Symbolic Discourse. She has also published articles on Haida ...
Haida hats were made from carefully split spruce roots and painted with an animal form. This hat is painted with a crouching frog design. The frog was an important family symbol. This hat is painted ...