Subseries consists of material related to the production of Stewart's book The Adventures and Sufferings of John R. Jewitt: Captive of Maquinna, first published in 1995. This book contains the previously published narrative written by Jewitt (published in 1816), with annotations and illustrations by Stewart.

Series contains textual records contextualizing the petroglyphs and pictograms found in the graphic materials. Narrations include descriptions of the sites and their geologic evolution over the years that is leading to the loss of rock surface and petroglyphs and pictograms. Text also documents E. F. Meade’s hypothesis on how some of the petroglyphs and pictographs may have been carved and painted and his interpretations on the reasons behind the locations and purpose of some of them. The author also mentions conversations with local Indigenous peoples inquiring about the petroglyphs and pictographs and areas where he could not get documented due to issues with his equipment. Lastly, narrations include quotations and references to accounts by Capt. Vancouver, Archibald Menzies, and Alexander McKenzie describing the shore and locating some of Vancouver’s descriptions based on Meade’s knowledge of the coast and archaeology.

File contains several photocopies of articles published about the Haida First Nations.

Item is an audio recording of George Johnston (Tlingit name was Kaash KlaÕ) at age 80 singing and speaking in either Haida or Tlingit. He was a hunter, trapper, entrepreneur and photographer and was known for documenting his family life and the Yukon community of Teslin, where he lived. For biographical information see http://www.nutaaq.com/productions/georgejohnston.html

Letters from schoolchildren in Telegraph Creek who visited MOA for a fieldtrip

Item is a sound recording of material used in the UBC course, Anthropology 431. The recording features a speaker discussing Coast Saalish and Kwakwaka'wakw masks in terms of similarities and differences in form and meaning, particularly in reference to writing on the subject by Claude Levi-Strauss. The recording is related to the MOA exhibition Kwakiutl Masks: An Expression of Transformation, which took place from April 15 to December 31, 1979. The content of the recording is repeated three times.

Includes invoices, receipts, and budget notes.

Includes contact sheets and photo logs for photos gathered for Tahltan exhibition and/or web gallery. These are likely connected to the photos in file 01 (Tahltan visual records) of this subseries.

Includes photos labelled as Tahltan Territory, Dease Lake. Tahltan trip to MOA, Tahltan trip to RBCM, Oct Tahltan, and Tahltan trip CMC. Also includes photos of Tahltan objects taken by Bill McLennan and David Cunningham.

Transcripts from Tahltan exhibit meeting with Pat Carlick, Edith Carlick, Robert Quock, Jenny Quock, Melva Quock, Sally Harvard, Cynthia Collision, Nanette Jackson, Curtis Rattray, Peter Morin, Mother Jonelle, Pam Brown, Tanya Bob, Ditta Cross, Paul Bolton, and Fran Bolton, discussing groupings of items for the exhibit and the process for community approval. File also includes a conservation estimate of the Tahltan exhibit with items and treatment needed, an exhibit outline, and draft label text.

Includes materials related to the Tahltan exhibit opening, travel to communities, exhibit reports, MAP report, draft programs, attendance information, and correspondence, among other materials.

Interviews conducted by Judy Thompson with Julia and Charley Callbreath, Peggy and Dale Campbell, interviews from Tahltan visit to MOA December 11-12, 2000 with Pat and Edith Carlick and Robert and Jenny Quock, Melva Quock, and Sally Havard. Also present were Pam Brown, Allison Conin, and Judy Thompson; October 2000 interview with Linda and Virginia Bob by Tanya Bob about Tahltan collections