Ganhada facts for kids
The Ganhada (sometimes spelled G̱anhada) is a special name for the Raven "clan" or family group. This name comes from the language of the Tsimshian people, who live in British Columbia, Canada, and parts of southeast Alaska.
Think of a clan like a very big family that shares a common ancestor or symbol. The Ganhada clan is similar to the G̱anada (Raven/Frog) Tribe of the Nisga'a nation in British Columbia. It's also like the Frog clan among the Gitxsan nation in B.C. Sometimes, the Gitxsan people use another name, Laxsee'le, to talk about their Frog clan.
Ganhada: Raven and Frog Clans
Among the Nisga'a people, the G̱anada group includes several important family units called "house groups." These house groups are like smaller branches of the larger clan. Each house group has a leader and a special name.
Here are some of the house groups that belong to the G̱anada among the Nisga'a:
- Git-Wilt'uutskwhl Aks (People-Where-Water-Runs-Black) Clan:
- House of Ax̱dii Wil Luu-G̱ooda
- House of Ksim X̱saan
- House of Wil Luu-G̱aamiks Hloḵs
- House of Tx̱aatḵ'anlax̱hatkw
- House of Ni’isjoohl
- House of Ax̱hlaawaals
- House of Haym̓aas
- House of Laadax̱
- House of Luux̱hoon
- House of Ax̱dii'anx̱smax
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