What inference about Haida families can be drawn from the actions of the Sky Chief?
Highlight details that reveal family relationships among
the Haida.
Raven crept into the chief's dwelling. He appeared as a
baby, with raven hair and black eyes. The chief's daughter
adopted the child, never knowing that he was in fact
Raven the trickster.
The daughter loved the child, but soon the baby began to
cry. The Sky Chief did whatever he could to comfort his
new grandson, but the baby was inconsolable. Finally, to
appease the child, he gave him a small box to play with.
-- "The Raven and the First Men:
The Beginnings of the Haida"
O Families were close, and grandparents lived in the
same house or nearby.
O Crying children were kept away from other family
members.
O Adopting children was not common among Haida
people.
O Children were treated harshly by their parents and
grandparents.