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<p>Expand Alaska contemporary listening, distinct regional community repertoires, researched geographic coverage and playable selections.</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>== Summary ==<br /> <br /> Haida song links Alaska Haida communities and Haida Gwaii through inherited repertoires, social performance and new composition. The collection includes documented Haida-language and community song, not every popular track played by a Haida participant.<br /> <br /> == Contemporary and trending ==<br /> <br /> Hydaburg performers, visiting groups at Celebration and artists such as Terri-Lynn Williams-Davidson keep multiple forms of Haida singing in circulation. Contemporary arrangements are identified alongside archival and dance-group performances.&lt;ref&gt;[https://sealaskaheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2026-Celebration-Program.pdf Sealaska Heritage: Celebration 2026 programme].&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == History ==<br /> <br /> Family and clan transmission, colonial restrictions and language revitalization shape the repertoire. Historical recordings and contemporary authored songs illuminate different parts of that history and retain their own credits.&lt;ref&gt;[https://sealaskaheritage.org/shi-celebration-photo-and-recording-policies/ Sealaska Heritage: Celebration photo and recording policies].&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.uaf.edu/anla/collections/map/ Indigenous Peoples and Languages of Alaska: GIS data and historical scope].&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.ravencallingproductions.com/music Terri-Lynn Williams-Davidson: Haida song and current releases].&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Musical characteristics ==<br /> <br /> Group voices and drums feature prominently in dance repertoire; solo singing and modern instrumental arrangements expand the sound. Clan and composer ownership remain relevant even when a performance has been publicly shared.<br /> <br /> == Geography and communities ==<br /> <br /> Hydaburg and southern Prince of Wales Island are an Alaska focus, connected across the border to Haida Gwaii. Juneau and Ketchikan gatherings are secondary circulation contexts. The Alaska map footprint does not claim to exhaust the wider Haida homeland.<br /> <br /> == Artists ==<br /> <br /> Hydaburg dancers and singers including Vesta Johnson and Louise Arrington; Rainbow Creek Dancers; Terri-Lynn Williams-Davidson; other identified Haida groups.<br /> <br /> == Related genres ==<br /> <br /> [[Pop]]; [[Country]]; [[Alaskan indie and alternative]]; [[Alaskan hip-hop]]; [[Yup’ik contemporary music]]; [[Yup&#039;ik drum song]].<br /> <br /> === References ===<br /> &lt;references/&gt;</div>

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