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© Adelaide de Menil		Object name     Photograph Culture of Origin     Haida Subject     Howkan, Alaska, Totem Pole Photographer     Adelaide de Menil Exhibit Label     The term Kaigani Haida is used to distinguish the Haida people living in Alaska’s Alexander Archipelago from the Haida people residing in British Columbia’s Queen Charlotte Islands. Before the 1900's, the Haida in Southeast Alaska lived in five main villages: Howkan and Klinquan near Cordova Bay, Koianglas on Dall Island, Sukwan on the north end of Sukwan Island, and Kasaan. Original Photo Source ID     de Menil 66-8-42D/17 Source     Ms. Adelaide De Menil Credit     Gift of Adelaide de Menil

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