page_title: Haisla people
hierarchical_section_title: Haisla people
caption_attribution_description: English: This rare item is a native American Haisla whistle which today forms part of the permanent collection of the UBC's Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver, Canada. Its catalogue number is A2183.
context_page_description: The Haisla are an amalgamation of two bands, the Kitamaat people of upper Douglas Channel and Devastation Channel and the Kitlope People of upper Princess Royal Channel and Gardner Canal in British Columbia, Canada.
  The Kitamaat call themselves Haisla; and the Kitlope Henaaksiala, a reference to their traditional longevity. "The word 'Kitamaat' comes from the Tsimshian people, who originate from the Prince Rupert and Metlakatla areas. While Kitamaat means people of the snow in Tsimshian, kit means people and amaat refers to territory or place.
  The Haisla are a group indigenous people that have been living at Kitamaat Village in the North Coast region of British Columbia and have been occupying these lands for at least 9,000 years. Today, the Haisla people are located in Kitamaat Village, otherwise known as Kitimat Village. Home to about half of the,1700 Haisla, Kitamaat Village sits at the head of the Douglas Channel in British Columbia, while most of the balance of people live elsewhere in the Greater Vancouver region. Their language, Haisla, is named after them in most English usage, though its actual name is X̄a’islak̓ala.
context_section_description: The Haisla (also known as Xa’islak’ala, X̄a’islakʼala, X̌àʼislakʼala, X̣aʼislak’ala, Xai:sla) are an amalgamation of two bands, the Kitamaat people of upper Douglas Channel and Devastation Channel and the Kitlope People of upper Princess Royal Channel and Gardner Canal in British Columbia, Canada.
  The Kitamaat call themselves Haisla ("dwellers downriver"); and the Kitlope Henaaksiala ("dying off slowly"), a reference to their traditional longevity. "The word 'Kitamaat' comes from the Tsimshian people, who originate from the Prince Rupert and Metlakatla areas. While Kitamaat means people of the snow in Tsimshian, kit means people and amaat refers to territory or place.
  The Haisla are a group indigenous people that have been living at Kitamaat Village in the North Coast region of British Columbia and have been occupying these lands for at least 9,000 years. Today, the Haisla people are located in Kitamaat Village, otherwise known as Kitimat Village. Home to about half of the ,1700 Haisla, Kitamaat Village sits at the head of the Douglas Channel in British Columbia, while most of the balance of people live elsewhere in the Greater Vancouver region. Their language, Haisla, is named after them in most English usage, though its actual name is X̄a’islak̓ala. The name Haisla is derived from the Haisla word x̣àʼisla or x̣àʼisəla (those) living at the rivermouth, living downriver'. Along with the neighbouring Wuikinuxv and Heiltsuk people, they were incorrectly known in the past as the Northern Kwakiutl.
caption: A Haisla whistle
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