HAIDA, the natives of Queen Charlotte islands, B.C. The Kaigani are an 18th century offshoot on Prince of Wales island. With the Tlingit and Tsimshian, the Haida constitute the Indians that have carried the peculiar native culture of the North Pacific coast (q.v.) to its highest pitch. Their speech, usually considered distinct, has been linked with Tlingit (q.v.) and Athabascan (q.v.) into a proposed larger Na-Dene family. In 1841, after decline had begun, the population was estimated at 8,300; in 188o, 2,o0o-2,8o0; in 1905, goo, and in 1925, 600-700.