Indian population in the United States and Alaska. 1910 - RootsWeb

STOCKS AND TRIBES, BY SEX, AGE, AND BLOOD. 115
HAEDAN STOCK (syn. Skittagetan)
A tribe occupying the Queen Charlotte Islands and
the southern portion of Prince of Wales Island in
British Columbia and Alaska, and forming an independent
linguistic stock. The tribe formerly lived
wholly in what is now Canadian territory, those at
present occupying part of Prince of Wales Island having
taken possession of this region some time probably in
the early part of the eighteenth century. A few immigrant
members of this tribe are also found in conti-
nental United States (see p. 82).
The Haida in Alaska, as enumerated in 1910, were
530, as compared with 415 in 1890 and 795 in 1880.
About 1870 they were estimated at 600.
TLiNGiT STOCK (syn. Koluschan).
Stock as a whole.—A coastal stock of southern
Alaska, occupying the coast and adjacent islands
from Portland Canal to Controller Bay. A few immigrant
members of this stock are also found in con-
tinental United States (see p. 106).
The Indians of the THngit stock, as enumerated in
1910 in Alaska, numbered 4,426. The number reported
for this stock in 1890 was 4,583 and in 1880,
6,763.
The tribes of this stock, for which members were
reported, are as follows:
Auk.
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