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Use for: Lillooet, Stl'atl'imx

Use for: Nkamaplix, Skamaplix, Syilx

Use for: British Columbia Totem Pole Preservation Committee, BC Totem Pole Preservation Committee

• The B.C. Totem Pole Preservation Committee was set up in 1953 by members of MOA, UBC's Department of Anthropology, and the BC Provincial Museum, with support from the lumber and fishing industries. Their aim was to survey existing poles of the province, and to acquire and preserve all those not in use. H.R. MacMillan and W.C. Koerner supported the purchase and transportation of the poles which were brought to Vancouver and Victoria from coastal villages.

• Exhibit ocurred in 1986 at the Museum of Anthropology, UBC

• Exhibit was held at the Museum of Anthropology, UBC from Fune 14 - Sept 30, 1977.

• October 9 - 31, 1977

• January 13 – March 28, 1980

• January 2 - March 30, 1986

• June 11 – November 14, 1991

• Opened on June 10, 1976. Exhibition consisted of works by leading contemporary artists and craftspeople of the Northwest Coast, primarily carvings, jewellery, paintings, and weaving. The collection was commissioned as part of British Columbia's centennial celebrations, supported by the provincial government and put together in 1971. It was put together by Gloria Cranmer Webster, Peter McNair, and Wilson Duff.

• January 28 - February 9, 1986. A commercial exhibition.

• 1994. A photograph exhibit in celebration of First Nations people who have received honorary Doctorate degrees from the University of British Columbia.