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KnowBC This link opens in a new window
Use this resource to search for First Nations cultural phenomena, such as fishing or Sasquatch.

The Canadian Encyclopedia
Search for "Haisla" to find information on the people, the region, and the traditional ways of the North Coast.
Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada
This resource is best used by browsing rather than searching. Look under "First Nations," then choose a topic such as "Residential Schools" or "Natural Environment."
Indigenous Foundations
Indigenous Foundations is "an information resource on key topics relating to the histories, politics, and cultures of the Aboriginal peoples of Canada."

Encyclopedia of Canada's Peoples by Paul Robert Magocsi (Editor)
ISBN: 0802029388
Publication Date: 1999-04-28
Haisla are included in the ethnic group "Aboriginals: Wakashans."

Best Library Resources

Canadian Business & Current Affairs (CBCA) This link opens in a new window
Search "Haisla" or another search term (e.g. "Kitamaat"). Then limit to Scholarly journals.

Natural World

Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian ethnobotany
Explores the ethnobotony of the Haisla and their neighbours.
Haisla Nuuyum: Cultural conservation and regulation methods within traditional fishing and hunting
Explores traditional means of using the natural world wisely.

Culture

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Search for the word "Haisla" to find two documentary movies about an important event in Haisla history.
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Haisla Cultural Renewal Through Repatriation
An article exploring the same events as the two NFB movies.
Economic development and the disintegration of traditional culture among the Haisla
How culture is affected by economic change.

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Haisla Nation

Haisla Legends
This book “H’aisla Legends” by Gordon Robinson of Kitamaat Village, B.C., was recorded into print for the first time in history from oral transmission through the ages.

First Voices - Haisla Language
Includes two traditional stories of the Haisla Nation.
Haisla Nation
The website of the Haisla Nation includes great information on the history, culture, and language of the Haisla people. Look under the "Community" tab.

Books and eBooks

TOP TIP: Browse the 971.1 section of the library shelves. Many books in this area have excellent information about North Coast First Nations and traditional life. Library staff can help you find the right area to look in.

Indian Fishing by Hilary Stewart
Call Number: 639.2097113 STE
ISBN: 9781771621854
Overview of traditional fishing methods.
Looking at Totem Poles by Hilary Stewart
Call Number: 730.899 STE
ISBN: 1550540742
Overview of the meaning and culture surrounding totem poles.
Read, Listen, Tell by Sophie McCall (Editor); Deanna Reder (Editor); David Gaertner (Editor); Gabrielle L'Hirondelle Hill (Editor)
Call Number: 810.8 REA 2017
ISBN: 9781771123006
This collection of First Nations wisdom includes a contribution by Gordon Robinson, a Haisla storyteller born in Kitamaat in 1918.
The Letters of Margaret Butcher by Mary-Ellen Kelm (Editor); Margaret Butcher
Call Number: (eBook)
ISBN: 9781552381663
First-hand account of the Haisla people by a missionary in the early part of the 20th Century. Because her goal was to convert the Haisla away from their traditional beliefs, the editor of this book has added an introduction and conclusion that help readers better understand the information she provides.
The Sasquatch at Home by Eden Robinson
Call Number: (eBook)
ISBN: 9780888645593
Non-fiction by the same author who wrote "Monkey Beach."
Food Plants of Coastal First Peoples by Nancy J. Turner
Call Number: 581.6 TUR 1995
ISBN: 9780772656278