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Koyah, also Xo'ya, Coya, Coyour, Kower,
Kouyer (Haida:
Xhuuyaa - "Raven" (fl. 1787–1795), was the
chief of
Ninstints or Skungwai, the main
village of...
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designer Jim Hart (b. 1952),
hereditary chief of St****tas
Eagle Clan,
artist Koyah (fl. 1787–1795),
chief Gerry Marks,
artist Bill Reid (1920–1998), carver...
- lit. 'coffee shop'. 'Coffee shop' in
Singapore refers to "food centre".
koyah –
means that an
object is torn or spoiled. ****u bird/****u jiao – A crude...
- chief,
surrendered on
terms of
amnesty in
times of war,
hanged for
murder Koyah (fl. 1787–1795) – 18th-century
chief of the
Haida George Manuel (1921–1989)...
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centuries the
village was
referred to as
Koyahs or Coyahs, also
rendered Quee-ah,
after the
chief at the time,
Koyah. The name "Ninstints," also
spelled "Nan...
- with
native peoples in the
Pacific Northwest,
excepting the
Haida chief Koyah. At the age of 20, he
joined a
whaling crew,
working on a
schooner owned...
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language Koya, ring name of
Indian professional wrestler Mahabali Shera Koyah (fl. 1787 – 1795),
Haida chief in
British Columbia KOYA,
radio station in...
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Rediviva and Lady Washington. It was also
known as Koya's Straits,
after Chief Koyah of the Haida. The
Channel was the
location for
conflict between the Haida...
- Skedans, and
Houston Stewart Channel,
known as "Coyah's Harbor",
after Chief Koyah. As
marine furs
became depleted in the
early 19th century,
American ship...
- Columbia. He
began friendly trading with the
local Haida natives under Chief Koyah.
Metcalfe let a
great number come
aboard the Ino. The
Haida took advantage...
