Haida Roots Language & Youth Arts Program

Please consider becoming a partner in preserving our endangered Haida language through songs and stories that bring truth and healing joy to our children (of all ages). Háw’aa!

Support Haida Roots Language Preservation & Art on Washington Gives Haida Roots is a grassroots, indigenous, women-led 501c3 organization based in Seattle, WA. We are committed to helping preserve our critically endangered Xaad kíl (Haida language) for future generations. Haida Roots began doing this work to bring joy to our hurting...

It’s Give Big dayyy! Please become a partner with Haida Roots in Preserving the Endangered Haida Language through songs! Háw’aa for your kind donation! Haw’aa!

Support Help us share Haida Stories & Songs for Children on Washington Gives Haida Roots Cause is to bring healing joy to our people through singing & speaking in our language.

Tadáa G̱áwtlaas dluu, hingáan dáng gudáakw Hl únsad ‘wáa dáng eihl díi kwáagad áwyaagang.
-When the New Year begins, I just want you to know that I am very proud of you 🥰
2025 was a good year for the Haida Language! Cheers to 2026!

Háw'aa, Háw'aa, Háw'aa to our loving supporters for helping make 2025 a successful year in perpetuating our Haida Language in Seattle!
The grants received in 2025 were from: 4Culture United Way Sealaska Heritage Institute Seattle Foundation ArtsFund
We could not have done it without you!

Completed Projects:
Haida Roots Raven Clan Singers shared culture through songs, dance and Haida language at community events, free of charge to the community.
Southshore PK-8
Dearborn Park Elementary
Denise Louie Pre-School
Traditional Totempole Raising event (Totem carved by local Seattle, Haida artist Dylan Sinadad).

Haida Roots teachers and apprentices shared culture in South Seattle classrooms. Teacher supplies, art supplies and books provided/shared free of charge with the community through:
Step by step NW Coast Native Formline Art lessons,
storytelling and speaking/singing songs in the Haida language.
SCHOOLS:
Southshore PK-8 (taught art lesson and shared songs/stories in Social Studies class with 6th and 7th grade June 2025)
Denise Louie Pre-School (storytelling in classroom Feb 2025)
Dearborn Park Elementary (storytelling in classroom Oct. 2025)
Native Family Learning Lodge (ongoing teaching through our apprentice)
Hummingbird Indigenous Family Services (ongoing teaching through our apprentice)

Haida Roots staff collected data on:
Haida language community condition
Population

Haida Roots staff created resources:

Youtube videos:
Discussion about old Haida Chiefs with Jane Kristovich (Jan 2025)
Jane Kristovich telling a story in Haida Language (Jan 2025)
Join our X̱aad Kíl Conversation "We're Going to a Potlatch” (March 2025)

Books:
1 digital/audio "Haida Language Songbook" was created in December 2025. The community can interact with by clicking on the music players and sing a long. This is a free resouce for our beloved community: https://online.fliphtml5.com/wsmjo/cpbz/index.html =1
1 digital/audio Haida Language children’s book "Kúndlaan Kinggang (Kundlaan Sees)" that brings new learners on a trip to see things with Kúndlaan (who is a dog). Dec 2025:
https://online.fliphtml5.com/wsmjo/Kundlaan-kinggaang-by-Kwaa/

Here's to another successful year for language reclamation in 2026! Cheers!