It is the last remaining, traditional Haida longhouse in the United States, but was not maintained from 1940 until 2011. Fred Olsen is vice-president of the Organized Village of Kasaan.

KASAAN, Alaska — A grant will help speed restoration of the oldest Haida longhouse in Alaska. The original house was built 130 years ago by Haida chief Son-i-Hat. It was known as called Naay I ...

A nearly-half-million-dollar grant will speed restoration of Alaska’s oldest Haida longhouse. The structure was first built 130 years ago.Download Audio ...

Some Huron longhouses had holes cut in the top of the roof, which were also covered with either bark or hides to protect the inside from the rain or snow (as pictured above right). Although similar to ...

As the morning of Sept. 3 broke warm and clear over the village of Kasaan, a small southeast Alaskan village of approximately 50 year-round residents, a ...

In front of two longhouses on Windy Bay on Lyell Island, part of Gwaii Haanas National Park, we met Vince Collison, our first Haida Watchmen. The Watchmen spend their summers protecting their ...

Built in 1939 to sell souvenirs, the sturdy cedar structure was called by its owner-builders the Haida House Curio Shop. ... (Venting a central fire pit was necessary for a Haida longhouse, ...

Gathering at Evergreen Longhouse celebrates the 77th anniversary of Alaska’s Anti-Discrimination Act and Alaska Native civil rights activist Elizabeth Peratrovich. ... Haida, Tsimshian and other ...