Item is a photograph with a perforated edge depicting the entrance to the St. Michael's Indian Residential School in Alert Bay, which was founded in 1929 by the Anglican Church of Canada. Two painted totem poles are visible in front of the school, with thunderbird, [grizzly bear?], and copper figures.
File contains photo-copies of images of First Nation community members in Alert Bay and at St. Mike's Residential School. The photographs were taken to community elders who had been at the residential school so that they could annotate the photographs. Not all of the images in the file were used in the exhibit.
File contains copies of images held at the Royal British Columbia Museum Archives and a pdf document titled "The Role of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police During the Indian Residential School System" produced by the RCMP.
File contains digital photographs of St. Michael's Residential School as it appears today. In addition are some archival photographs. The images in this file are low resolution because they were used for lectures.
Image depicts two totem poles on the grounds of St. Michael's Indian Residential School in Alert Bay, B. C. The poles include Thunderbirds, Grizzly Bears, and Coopers at the base of each pole. Photo attributed to E. J. Cooke.
Photograph of St. Michael's Indian Residential School, which stood in Alert Bay, BC until its demolition in 2015. This image shows the exterior and two thunderbird poles that stood at the entrance.
View of the Kwakiutl totem poles that stand outside St. Michael's Indian Residential School at Alert Bay, British Columbia. Photo taken by Eric J. Cooke photo productions, Sidney B. C.