- 50-A033427
- Item
- Fall 1985
Parte deGordon and Louanne Houston fonds
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Parte deGordon and Louanne Houston fonds
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Parte deGordon and Louanne Houston fonds
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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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Parte deGordon and Louanne Houston fonds
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Maxwell and Cathy Brown Wedding - Susan Walkus dances
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Cyril Carpenter talking [blessing Ceremony for the two Gi’wa logs]
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Blessing Ceremony for Gi’wa logs. Kids watching.
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Parte deGordon and Louanne Houston fonds
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Sports Day ribbons [on children]
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Sports day parade ["Lazy Dazy flower children"]
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Gi'wa in shed at beach - Marshall Windsor
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Gi’wa in shed at beach. Marshall Windsor right foreground. Note Gi’wa sweatshirt beside unfinished paddle. Paddlers carved their own paddles .
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Gi’wa launching ceremony - Granny B. (Beatrice Brown)
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Gi’wa launching ceremony - Moses [Huwchitt] (David Gladstone on left)
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Gi’wa Conclusion Ceremony - April Reid leads
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Gi’wa Conclusion Ceremony - clown
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Paul and Shirley Thompson Potlatch - Peter Houston and local kids
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Maxwell and Cathy Brown Wedding.
Parte deGordon and Louanne Houston fonds
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Blessing Ceremony for the two Gi’wa logs
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Blessing Ceremony for the two Gi’wa logs-Moses Hawchitt on left, David Gladstone 2nd left.
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