Carol Eastman (1941-1997) was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts. She earned a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Massachusetts before going on to study linguistics in graduate school. After receiving her Ph.D. in linguistics from the University of Wisconsin, Eastman began her career at the University of Washington in 1967 as an assistant professor in anthropology. During her UW career, she also served as an adjunct professor in linguistics, women’s studies and music; chair of anthropology; chair of the Faculty Senate; and dean of the Graduate School. She published more than 100 scholarly books and articles in her 30-year academic career.
Linguistic research on the Haida language. Printed list of 500 Haida utterances and their translations; six microfiche of researcher’s notes; four audio cassette recordings of Haida native speakers; 1977. Contains data on Haida language derived from speakers Elizabeth Edwards, Alice Kitkoon, Louis Kitkoon, Erma Lawrence, Mr. James Edenso, Sylvester Peele, and Helen Sanderson.
Haida, or Xaat Kíl, is the ancestral language of the Haida people. The traditional home of the Haidas is Haida Gwaii (also known as Queen Charlotte Island) off the west coast of what is now British Columbia, Canada. A few hundred years ago, some Haidas moved north to what is now Prince of Wales Island in southeast Alaska. Today, the four main Haida villages are Masset and Skidegate, both on Haida Gwaii, and Hydaburg and Kasaan, on Prince of Wales. There are also small populations of the Haida people living in larger towns and cities up and down the Pacific Coast; including Juneau, Ketchikan, Vancouver, Seattle, and San Francisco.
[Information adapted from the The Haida Language website; http://www.haidalanguage.org/ 05/10/2023]
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Carol Eastman. 2/78 (print-out added), 1977-09-07
Printed list of 500 Haida utterances and their translations
Haida Sentences
Haida Sentences
Haida Sentences
Raven Story