Umlando we I-Haida, okuyiqembu labomdabu elihlala ezintabeni nasemahlathini esifundazwe sase British Columbia, yaqala ngonyaka ka-1774, lapho uJuan Pérez waseSpain ebavakashela okokuqala, kwaze kwaba ngo-1778 lapho bevakashelwa uScotsman uJames Cook.
Eminyakeni edlule futhi ngokubuka kokufika kwabazingeli bama-otter abagunda izikhumba, lesi sifunda sandisa ukuhweba kwaso okungapheli kuze kuphele lezi zilwane. Lokhu kwagqugquzela amaHaida ukuthi afudukele kwezinye izifunda, ehlushwa ukuhlukunyezwa njalo ngabahloli bamazwe nabafuduki abeza emazweni abo. Futhi u-1986 kwakumele afike, ukuze isifunda saseHaida simenyezelwe njengendawo evikelekile nendawo yamagugu omhlaba.
Futhi ukuthi izizwe zabomdabu, njengeHaida, sezihlale kula mazwe izinkulungwane zeminyaka. Njengamanje, imihlaba yabo iyisizathu sokuvakashelwa kwezinkulungwane zabavakashi kwazise bamele umkhakha obalulekile futhi obaluleke ngokwesiko esifundazweni.
Imilando ilandisa ukuthi ngo-1841 babengu-8.300 3.000 abomdabu baseHaida, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni zeNdlovukazi uCharlotte nasePrince Wales. Kodwa eminyakeni eyishumi kamuva inani lehla laya ku-1960 210, kwathi ngo-650 kwase kusele abangu-XNUMX kuphela e-Alaska, nabangu-XNUMX eCanada.
Iqiniso elingokwesiko ukuthi ulimi lwesiHaida lulimi olungahlukaniswanga olwalucatshangelwa phambilini emndenini wezilimi zakwaNa-Dené, olwalubonakala ngokuhlukaniswa kwamagama abe ngabantu futhi bangabi ngabantu, kusetshenziswa iziqalo kanye nezijobelelo nangokwenza ukuhlangana okuhlukahlukene.
Kumele futhi kwaziwe ukuthi umnotho wayo usekelwe ekudobeni ama-salmon ne-cod, kanye nokuzingela izilwane ezincelisayo zasolwandle nokuzingela izinyamazane, ama-beavers nezinyoni. Ngokufanayo, bagqamile ngemikhuba yabo yokubaza izinkuni nangobungcweti bemikhumbi yabo.
