Gravesite across channel from Old Town
- 50-A033465
- Stuk
- September 1986
Part of Gordon and Louanne Houston fonds
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Gravesite across channel from Old Town
Part of Gordon and Louanne Houston fonds
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Part of Gordon and Louanne Houston fonds
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Gi’wa Conclusion Ceremony - dancer with bow
Part of Gordon and Louanne Houston fonds
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Paul and Shirley Thompson Potlatch - Wawiskas hall
Part of Gordon and Louanne Houston fonds
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Paul and Shirley Thompson Potlatch - Brent reid, [unknown], Delbert Reid.
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Robert Windsor funeral. Gi’wa prepares to leave.
Part of Gordon and Louanne Houston fonds
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Part of Gordon and Louanne Houston fonds
Robert Windsor funeral. Gi
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Robert Windsor funeral. Note black flag & white sashes.
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School “fun Potlatch” - students and “gifts.”
Part of Gordon and Louanne Houston fonds
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School “fun Potlatch” - Kindergarten.
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Lootaas expedition visits - Miles Richardson and Bill Reid arrive.
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Lootaas expedition visits - Lootaas and Gi’wa
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Totem pole – Storey Point, Bella Bella
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Gordon and Louanne Houston fonds
During their time living in Bella Bella, the Houstons took many photographs of the lives of the Heiltsuk First Nation community documenting the day-to-day lives of the Heiltsuk First Nation as well as ceremonial activities. The colour slides document the construction, painting, and launching of the Gi’wa, a Heiltsuk canoe which sailed with the Lootaas, the Haida canoe built by Bill Reid for Expo 86. Some of the slides document the welcome feast at Bella Bella in honour of the Haida crew of the Lootaas. The colour slides also document several potlatches and wedding feasts held in the community hall, and the local Sports Day parade. Slides also depict the role of the fishing in the community, such as smoking salmon and processing roe. Other photos document gravestones on a nearby cemetery island, derelict canneries, petroglyphs and pictographs, totem poles and house posts, all in or near Bella Bella.
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Blessing Ceremony for Gi’wa logs. Kids watching.
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Sports Day parade in front of Dental Clinic and R.W. Large Hospital
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Gi’wa launching ceremony - David Gladstone, Frank Brown
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Gi’wa launching ceremony - “Queen of the North” passes by.
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