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Consists of records relating to grant applications and accounting.

Consists of audio recordings created for various purposes. Many are recordings community members reading the language education materials created in both the Western and Eastern dialects. These recordings were intended to be used in conjunction with the books. Other recordings consist of interviews with community informants. Powell used the recorded interviews in preparation for the creation of language education materials. Finally, some of the recordings include community stories and songs that were considered and sometimes used in the language materials.

Consists of audio recordings used as research material for Powell’s dissertation and in the creation of the Quileute language education materials

Consists of audio recordings of community members reading the Nuu-chah-nulth language education books. The recordings consist of more than one copy of most of the books, as they are read in various dialects

Consists of tapes and transcripts used to form the text for Where the People Gather. The tapes contain a mix of recordings of Norman Tait teaching/directing the carving of the NEC pole and later poles, and more formal interviews between Jensen and the carvers involved in the projects of this time period.

Consists of photographs documenting the carving and raising of three poles: two located at Capilano Mall in North Vancouver, and one in Stanley Park.

Contains the records and drafts used in the creation of the "Chinook Jargon Dictionary."

Consists of photographs taken for the series of education books called Counting books in the Big Book series. These images were staged specifically for this purpose and included many traditional activities, such as digging for camus bulbs

Consists of Nuu-chah-nulth and Nitinat alphabet sheets; Our World-Our Ways: T’aat’aaqsapa Cultural Dictionary; The Nuu-chah-nulth Dictionary: Roots, Affixes & English Finder List (November 30, 1995); Nuu-chah-nulth Dictionary: Roots and Affix Files (May 1, 1995).

Consists of audio cassettes and transcripts of the photo identification session involving Sue Rowley (curator of public archaeology at the Museum of Anthropology), Vickie Jensen, and Doreen Jensen (Gitxsan artist and curator). The session took place over two days, March 12, 2002 and April 9, 2002 with the goal of identifying the events and people in the photographs of Mary Johnson’s bitxw (divorce potlatch).

Consists of photographs in the form of negatives, prints and slides from Jensen’s visit to the Gitxsan villages in 1975, and from Jensen and Powell’s work and life in the Eastern villages between 1977 – 1982. 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.

Consists of a number of notebooks of mostly handwritten notes by Powell on the Nuu-chah-nulth language, providing the basis for the printed vocabulary, curriculum, and dictionary developed in this period.

Consists of notes taken by Powell relating to the creation of language lessons and resources for the Kwak’wala language.

Consists of notes made by Powell during research on the language and culture of the Quileute.

Consists of field notes taken during Powell’s research into current uses of Chinook Jargon by the Quileute, as well as correspondence with other academics and linguists.

Consists of notes and correspondence relating to the creation of the Gitxsan language books and teaching manual.

Consists of notes and research relating to the creation of the books Musqueam Language: Book 1 and Hunq’um’i’num for Kids: Books 1 & 2, as well as research done for the Shalalath St̓át̓imcets (Lillooet language) and culture program.

Subseries consists of documents and photographs relating to the research, writing, and publication of Finding a Voice: The Art of Norman Tait (2015). Records include bibliographic research on Norman Tait, interview and writing notes, publication correspondence, and copies of the book itself, with and without annotations.

Subseries consists of audio recordings and transcripts of interviews conducted with Norman Tait (one interview also features Lucinda Turner) for Finding a Voice: The Art of Norman Tait (2015).

Topics include: learning from family members and master carvers, learning other styles, signature parts of Norman's work, economy around totem poles, childhood and residential school experiences, reflections on career, Nisg̱a’a names, reflections on Norman's family, potlatches, and museums.

Consists of photographs in print and slide format documenting Gitxsan artists, both amateur and professional, that Jensen and Powell worked with or knew personally during their time living with the Gitxsan.