EN280 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Haida Gwaii, Hecate Strait, Haida People
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Lecture 3- the raven steals the light: ecology: Biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings. Etymology = greek word for house + study of. To separate nature from culture is a false dichotomy: haida gwaii (named changed back from queen charlotte islands) Islands on the edge of british columbia and just below prince of wales. Distance from mainland culture offered them protection. Rich in resources of the sea, salmon particularly. Near hecate strait (shallow waters, 5th most dangerous body of water in the world) but many sea resources washed up on shores due to strong ocean currents. Two main haida clans are ravens and eagles. At the beginning very ignorant and materialistic. Highlights the importance of harvest in the community/culture. Animals, bears have personalities and are similarly organized like human communities- shows how they are seen as equal to humans in the culture, respected.
