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The Haida people are the coolest and my favorite native tribe. The only indigenous peoples to put CANNONS ON CANOES to capture British ships
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I like their Orca art

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Anonymous 12w

I love the Pacific Northwest cultures. I recently moved to Oregon and I wish I could make more powwows

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 12w

A friend of Orcas are a friend to me

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 12w

Bought this from a shop here in Oregon. It was made in Canada. Not sure if it’s Haida or another BC group.

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 12w

Maybe my favorite fun fact is that the Makah and Tlingit appear to have had steel weapons before access to trade goods from Europeans. It appears that they scavenged iron nails from Japanese shipwrecks and hammered them into shape. They did cool shit after contact too, like the Tlingit made chain mail out of Chinese coins they got from the Russians.

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 12w

I’ve heard about the Japanese Shipwreck steel tools but for some reason thought that was in California, thank you for the history!

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 12w

Yeah the main archaeological site I know of showing that is on Makah territory in Washington. It’s called Ozette Indian Village Archaeological site. In 1834, three Japanese castaways washed ashore on Makah lands alive. They were sent to fort Vancouver, then London, then Macau.

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 12w

Yeah they couldn’t go home because the Japanese policy of isolation ment they were tainted and bard from returning to Japan

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