Where the People Gather recordings
Subseries consists of audio recordings and transcripts of interviews regarding totem poles, speakers include Norman Tait, Hope Allen Tait, Wayne Young, Robert "Chip" Tait, Howard Green, Isaac Tait, and Reva Robinson.
Where the people gather documents and photographs
Subseries consists of documents and photographs relating to the research, writing, and publication of Where the People Gather: Carving a Totem Pole (1992). Records include: permission forms, draft text, correspondence, book reviews, event records, research materials, and author notes.
Consists of photographs, in the form of negatives, prints and slides, taken during the period that Jensen and Powell lived and worked in the Western Gitxsan villages. The images include photographs that were used to illustrate the language books being produced, and other photographs that documented the culture and way of living in these communities.
Wakas pole raising 1987 photographs
Consists of photographs documenting the raising of the Wakas Pole in Stanley Park in 1987.
Consists of photographs illustrating life in La Push. When Jensen first arrived in 1972 it was the first time she had been to the Northwest coast: she found it fascinating and took photographs of everything she saw. Throughout the time that Jensen and Powell worked with the Quileute, Jensen recorded activities and people in the community. These images were often used in the education materials that they produced.
Contains one unpublished manuscript of a book titled Gitxsan Stories. The stories were told by Edith Gawa and recorded by Jensen.
Unpublished manuscript and lessons
Includes a number of versions of the unpublished manuscript titled "Chinook Jargon: The Language of Northwest History." Also included are the lessons prepared for the Chinook Jargon classes taught by Powell at Langara College, 1974 – 75.
U’Mista background and research
Consists of records relating to the development and opening of the U’Mista Cultural Centre in Alert Bay.
Consists of Tsimshian language education materials produced by Margaret Seguin and Susan Marsden. The materials were used by Powell for research purposes during his work on the Gitxsan books.
Trip to Village Island and Tzatsisnukomi (New Vancouver) photographs 2005
Consists of photographs documenting Jensen and Powell’s trip to Village Island and New Vancouver in 2005. People included are: Bill Holm, Marty Holm, Bill Cranmer, Emma Tamilin, William “Wah” Wasden Jr., Jay Stewart, Guy Buchholtzer, Dr Pat Shaw, Dr Marie Mauze, Bruce White, Jack Knox, Debra Brasser, Judy (surname unknown), and skipper Bill McKay.
Tait family and crew artists’ photographs
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 __ .
Images relating to the Squamish Nation.
Consists of materials produced for teaching training and development during Phase 2 of the Shuswap project. Includes a Teacher’s Manual developed with the assistance of Joy Wild, teaching units, Chilcotin readers by Maria Myers (produced during this period by Jensen) and a Chilcotin alphabet sheet.
Consists of audio recordings made as part of the research for the Musqueam and Seton Lake St̓át̓imcets (Lillooet language) materials. The Musqueam recordings mainly consist of interviews with informant Andrew Guerin on lexical and grammatical aspects of the language. The information on these recordings was used by Powell in the Musqueam language books. The St̓át̓imcets (Lillooet language) recordings are of community member Cida Link reading the St̓át̓imcets (Lillooet language) alphabet. These were done to accompany educational materials.
Consists of articles and other records used by Powell to research Chinook Jargon and its historical uses. Powell referenced the sources in the unpublished manuscript Chinook Jargon: The Language of Northwest History.
Consists of research materials on Nuu-chah-nulth, mainly from Sapir and Swadesh. Also includes research on teaching materials produced by Suzanne Rose and Ed Tatoosh.
Subseries consists of materials related to Vickie Jensen's collaboration and research with the Tait family, with particular emphasis on biographical information for Norman Tait. Materials include interviews with Norman Tait on his art and personal history, Norman Tait's CV and autobiography, newspaper articles on Norman Tait's artwork, images of Norman Tait's artwork, biographical materials on Isaac Tait (Norman's son), related publications on totem poles and carving, and materials relating to Norman Tait's death.
Consists of articles, books, reports, maps, newsletters, and other information gathered by Powell as research into the culture and language of the Quileute. The research was used for both his dissertation and for subsequent education and teaching materials.
Consists of research materials on the Shuswap language and culture, mostly work done by Aert Kuipers, a Dutch linguist who documented a number of British Columbian languages in the mid-twentieth century.
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.