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Which European powers first contacted the Tlingit, Haida, and Nuu-chah-nulth peoples?
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The first European powers to make contact with the Tlingit, Haida, and Nuu-chah-nulth peoples were as follows:
- Tlingit: The Tlingit were first contacted by Russian traders, who made landfall in their territory in 1741.1
- Haida: Spain sent parties to the Haida in 1774.1
- Nuu-chah-nulth: Britain established contact with the Nuu-chah-nulth in 1778.1