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The story of the Haida contact with European cultures showing both the significant tragedies that followed for the Haida as well as the strategies they implemented for survival and success. Prophecy of the coming pestilence, Trade and war with explorers, Smallpox and TB epidemics, missionaries and laws suppressing Haida culture, Residential schools and Reservations. The exhibit area includes a 15-minute film, a Haida history timeline from 1776 – 2005 and exhibits of argillite carvings and other objects representing Haida life from 1776 to the early 1900’s