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View of Indian professional dancers performing the Swan Dance in their Community Hall. Alert Bay, Cormorant Island, British Columbia. Photo by Eric J. Cooke Photo Productions, Sidney, B. C.

Item is a photograph of Hazel Alfred (nee Hunt) and George Alfred. Information supplied by Elders from Alert Bay in January 2001

Item is a photograph of:
Back row, from left: Jack Hanuse and George Alfred
Middle row, from left: Nora Alfred (later married Arthur Dick) and Mary Alfred (later married Jack Hanuse)
Front: Hazel Alfred (nee Hunt)
Information supplied by Elders from Alert Bay in January 2001

Item is a photograph of:
Back row, from left: Jack Hanuse and George Alfred
Middle row, from left: Nora Alfred (later married Arthur Dick) and Mary Alfred (later married Jack Hanuse)
Front: Hazel Alfred (nee Hunt)
Information supplied by Elders from Alert Bay in January 2001

Item is a photograph of a wedding cake

The Mungo Martin memorial pole having just been raised in Alert Bay.

A detail of the Mungo Martin memorial pole just after being raised in Alert Bay.

The Mungo Martin memorial pole having just been raised in Alert Bay.

The Mungo Martin memorial pole being prepared to be raised in Alert Bay.

Image taken at a pole raising ceremony in Masset. The pole was carved by Robert Davidson, Jr. This image shows Davidson speaking into a microphone, wearing what appears to be ceremonial clothing and a headdress. A crowd is gathered around him.

Image taken at a pole raising ceremony in Masset. The pole was carved by Robert Davidson, Jr. This image is of a bald eagle sitting at the top of a tree.

Image taken at a pole raising ceremony in Masset. The pole was carved by Robert Davidson, Jr. This image shows two men (one is Davidson) and a woman standing at a microphone. They are inside at a banquet.

Image taken at a pole raising ceremony in Masset. The pole was carved by Robert Davidson, Jr. This image shows the pole lying on the ground, with a crowd gathered around it.

Image taken at a pole raising ceremony in Masset. The pole was carved by Robert Davidson, Jr. This image is an aerial shot showing the totem pole lying on the ground and the hole in the ground into which it will be propped. Part of the crowd is also visible.

Image taken at a pole raising ceremony in Masset. The pole was carved by Robert Davidson, Jr. This image is an aerial shot showing the totem pole lying on the ground near the hole in the ground into which it will be propped. Ropes are attached to the pole to raise it, and people have begun to line up to help pull the ropes.

Image taken at a pole raising ceremony in Masset. The pole was carved by Robert Davidson, Jr. This image is an aerial shot showing the totem pole lying on the ground near the hole in the ground into which it will be propped. Ropes are attached to the pole to raise it, and people have begun to line up to help pull the ropes.

Image taken at a pole raising ceremony in Masset. The pole was carved by Robert Davidson, Jr. This image shows a the pole already raised, with the crowd still gathered around it.

Image taken at a pole raising ceremony in Masset. The pole was carved by Robert Davidson, Jr. This image shows a the pole already raised, with the crowd still gathered around it.

Image taken at a pole raising ceremony in Masset. The pole was carved by Robert Davidson, Jr. This image shows the pole as it is being lifted.

Image taken at a pole raising ceremony in Masset. The pole was carved by Robert Davidson, Jr. This image shows the pole after it has been positioned to be lifted, with ropes in place to begin the lifting.