Additional Facts
This is a picture of what Shaman looked like.They were the only people that could talk the spirits and heal anyone that was ill. Shamans could be men or woman, but were often men. Not only were they the people that could heal the ill and talk to the spirits, but the Shaman was the leader of tribe, too.
- This is what a Shamen`s job was:
-to heal the ill
-talk to the spirits(that was how they would heal the ill,by asking the spirits to help the ill person).
-to be the leader of the tribe
The picture at the bottom is of the first white woman to be born on Queen Charlotte Island. Her name was Elizabeth Rose Molitor. The picture of her shown was her at her Grandson's wedding.
Elizabeth Rose Molitor (people called her Rose)
Some Haida villages had as many as 30 longhouses with up to 1000 people living there!
Haida Village