Bear totem carved by Henry Hunt, Kelsey Bay, B.C.
- 134-a040118c
- Stuk
- 12 Aug. 1972
Part of E. Polly Hammer fonds
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Bear totem carved by Henry Hunt, Kelsey Bay, B.C.
Part of E. Polly Hammer fonds
Grizzly bear pole of Skedans (copy by William Jeffrey), City Hall, Prince Rupert, B.C.
Part of E. Polly Hammer fonds
Giant rock oyster pole #15 (original), Saxman Park, Ketchikan, Alaska
Part of E. Polly Hammer fonds
People watching Tlinget dancers at Totem Bite [Bight], Ketchikan
Part of E. Polly Hammer fonds
Tlinget dancer and house post at Totem Bite [Bight], Ketchikan, Alaska
Part of E. Polly Hammer fonds
Saxmen Tlinget dancing at Totem Bite [Bight], Ketchikan, Alaska
Part of E. Polly Hammer fonds
Forest DeWitt (Tlinget) dancing at Totem Bite [Bight], Ketchikan, Alaska
Part of E. Polly Hammer fonds
Lecture on Women and bears, February 26, 1974
Part of Wilson Duff fonds
Item is an audio recording of a lecture given by Wilson Duff on “Women and Bears.” Duff uses the story of the woman who married a bear, represented in a Haida sculpture, to frame a discussion of the disenfranchisement of First Nations women under the Indian Act, the Lavell case (AG v. Lavell, 1971) and the Bedard case (R v. Bedard, 1973), and Haida and Nisga’a art. Lecture is recorded on both Side A and Side B.
Narrative and Songs from Fort Fraser, Hagwilget, Kispiox, Shuswap
Part of Wilson Duff fonds
Item is an audio recording made by Wilson Duff that features narrative and songs spoken and sung in several First Nations languages.
The first segment of the recording took place on August 1, 1962 in Fort Fraser at the home of Maxime George and the language used is Dakelh; accompanying documentation states that Mr. George was away but his sister Bernadette Grey was present along with Mrs. George and her sister.
The second segment of the recording took place on August 3, 1962 in Hagwilget at the house of Pete and Bernadette Grey and the language used is Dakelh; accompanying documentation states that the main singer is Donald Gray and his wife.
The third segment of the recording took place on August 16, 1962 featuring Johnson Williams, who has a Kitwancool name of Guano and the language used is Gitxsan.
The fourth segment of the recording took place on August 16, 1962 featuring Maxime George. The fifth portion of the recording is a Kitwancool recording. The final segment of the recording features Shuswap songs.
A two page document accompanied the recording. Document text:
Carrier
An image of a child sitting at a table, cutting a pieces of paper, craft supplies on the table. According to the documentation included with the filmstrip, the description of the image states "Lavigne Jack makes Christmas cards."
Image of a drawing by the Kyuquot Elementary School children titled "Boats".
An image showing three people sitting in boat, one of them rowing. According to the documentation included with the filmstrip, the description of the image states "Danny and Jimmy Short and a friend go deer hunting. Do they expect rain?"
Image of a drawing by the Kyuquot Elementary School children titled "Kelly John spears Tuut-Suup."
An image showing a person on a boat on an open ocean, mountains covered by clouds in the distance. According to the documentation included with the filmstrip, the description of the image states "Kelly and Mary-Lou head out to some rocks to spear tuut-suup.
An image of two people on the motor boat near rocks, one is holding a paddle and the other a spear. Mountains covered by clouds in the distance. According to the documentation included with the filmstrip, the description of the image states "Mary-Lou steadies the boat while Kelly looks for a tuut-suup to spear."
A close-up image of a person holding an open sea urchin. According to the documentation included with the filmstrip, the description of the image states "Mary-Lou has taken oar, cracked open a tuut-suup, and is eating the insides. Tuut-suup is eaten raw."
An image showing a person eating. According to the documentation included with the filmstrip, the description of the image states "Mary-Lou looks like she is enjoying the tuut-suup [sea urchin]!"
An image of a man standing on a boat, holding a fish. According to the documentation included with the filmstrip, the description of the image states "Victor throws the salmon into the fish box with the others he has already caught. Can you see Victor's little boy, Keven?"
A close-up image of a plate with cut up pieces of smoked salmon. A whole smoked fish next to the plate with a child's hand holding a piece of the meat. According to the documentation included with the filmstrip, the description of the image states "Virginia Jules holds dry smoked salmon. On the plate is delicious canned smoked salmon. Salmon is also canned fresh."
An image of a drawing by the Kyuquot Elementary School children titled "Eating Clam Chowder."