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Consists of photographs documenting the carving and raising of three poles: two located at Capilano Mall in North Vancouver, and one in Stanley Park.

File consists of photographs documenting the raising of the pole carved by Norman Tait in Stanley Park on 31 October 1987. Tait's brother Alver is present in the images, as well as his daughter Valerie who apprenticed on the job. At the end of the pole raising ceremony, Vickie Jensen was formally adopted into Tait's family.

Consists of photographs documenting the work of various artists that assisted Norman Tait in the period that Jensen was photographing his work. Most of the photographs included in this sub-series are of the various side projects that the artists would spend time on whilst major projects such as totem poles were in progress. Artists photographed in this sub-series are: Norman Tait, Isaac Tait, Robert “Chip” Tait, Ron Telek , Wayne Young, Valerie Tait, Alver Tait, Bernice __ .

Consists of notes and correspondence relating to the creation of the Gitxsan language books and teaching manual.

Consists of research materials referenced in the creation of the Gitxsan language and curriculum books. Includes works such as the Classified word list for B.C. Indian Languages by Larry Thompson and the Gitxsan Dictionary by Hindle and Rigsby.