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Tsiits Git'anee EaglesThere are many branches of the Tsiits Git'anee clan, including the Widja Town Eagles, the Tsiits Town Eagles, and the Djus Town Eagles. The Tsiits Git'anee clan is one of the largest Eagle clans, and they have two distinct crests, the skate and the hummingbird.
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Skilay's memorial totem pole has an eagle and stearsman on the bottom.7 November 2005
Old Massett, Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada
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Ernie Collison, Skilaay was a real Haida hero who loved his people and culture.2000
Old Massett, Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada
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Lucy Frank weaved many spruce root baskets in her kitchen.1970
Old Massett, Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada
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A close look at Lucy Frank weaving a spruce root lid.1970
Old Massett, Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada
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The head chief is Dayaang, Donald Bell, who was inaugurated in 1988. Ancestors like Ed Jones and Lucy Frank upheld their culture and passed their knowledge to their families. The Ed Jones Museum was named after a great Haida hero.7
Mona Jackson weaves with Eliza Abrahams in the background.1970
Old Massett, Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada
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Jaada Jackson is one of many Tsiits git' anee eagles living in Kake, Alaska.2000
Old Massett, Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada
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Moses Ingram was a storyteller, musician and argillite carver.1990
Old Massett, Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada
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Brothers Alvin, Donald, Sidney, Ben Bell and baby.1968
Old Massett, Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada
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Mavis Bell is a proud grandmother.7 November 2005
Old Massett, Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada
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Sisters Rosa Bell and Adeline Penna clean their razor clams.1997
Old Massett, Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada
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Sandy and Susan Gagnon are both great at Haida crafts.1990
Old Massett, Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada
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Jane Bell with her nieces Florence, Sandy, Jeannette, Rose, Evelyn and Sue all holding new dolls.1968
Old Massett, Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada
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