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St. Michael's Indian Residential School, Alert Bay
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.
Carving totem poles for Alert Bay longhouse
Photograph of the interior totem poles of the longhouse in Alert Bay, BC, while the poles are still being carved. These poles were carved and raised before the rest of the structure. Two boys are standing near the poles.
Carving totem poles for Alert Bay bighouse
Photograph of a set of totem poles that will become part of the longhouse in Alert Bay, BC. These poles were carved and raised before the rest of the structure.
Killer Whale arch, Alert Bay cemetery
View of the Killer Whale Arch located at the entrance to the Kwatiul Indian Cemetery. This arch is a memorial to a boy lost at sea. Located at Alert Bay, British Columbia. Several crosses and memorial totem poles are visible behind this archway.
Photograph of pole and gravestones in a cemetery in Alert Bay, BC.
Carving houe posts for Alert Bay Bighouse
Photograph of two men carving a set of house posts that will become part of the bighouse in Alert Bay, BC. These posts were carved and raised before the rest of the structure.
Photograph of pole and gravestones in a cemetery in Alert Bay, BC.
Thunderbird totem pole, Alert Bay
Photograph of a totem pole in Alert Bay, BC. The pole features two figures: a human figure on the bottom with outstretched arms, and a thunderbird on top.
![Old totem poles in grass [Haida Gwaii?]](/uploads/r/null/e/d/1/ed1c1cbec724f1c77b9b36f8d338024c38f5114f3363ed570395a73cf2ace52c/a039915c_142.jpg)
Old totem poles in grass [Haida Gwaii?]
Part of Harry B. Hawthorn fonds
Raven pole re-erected as memorial pole
Part of MOA General Media collection
Item is a photograph showing a Raven Pole. To the left are a figure of a man and wife, and a dog.
C. MacKay
Part of MOA General Media collection
Item is a series of two photographs showing the rooftops of houses and a totem pole in the foreground. The pole is known as the Nispiq Pole. It belonged to Chief Simon Walkus, Sr. and tells of the origins of the Wuikinuxv people.
C. MacKay
Part of Harry B. Hawthorn fonds
Part of Harry B. Hawthorn fonds
Pole of Skim-sim and Will-a-daugh. Massive carving in Gitanyow.
Part of Harry B. Hawthorn fonds
Totem pole in Kitwancool / Gitanyow outside the house of Wii Xá, a chief of the Lax Gibuu clan of the Gitanyow. Features a carved bird on top, two other larger figures below, and two rows with bands of much smaller carved figures. Known as the pole of Skim-sim and Will-a-daugh. Pole is now at MOA - object ID: A50019.
River's Inlet (U'bis), Walkus Pole, May 55
Part of Harry B. Hawthorn fonds
Hope Island, Humchitt posts rear
Part of Harry B. Hawthorn fonds
Image of two old house posts on Hope Island, BC. The post on the right appears to be the same as a post now housed at the Museum of Anthropology, that was collected from Hope Island in 1956. Both posts feature a human figure with large eyes. On one post, the figure is holding a small face near its waist. On the other post, the figure is holding what appears to be an animal of some kind. The Museum of Anthropology's website provides the following description of the posts: "The posts of the unfinished house of Ha'm'cit were carved by a man from Smith Inlet called Si.wit who moved to Xu'mtaspi and married Tom Omhyid's mother. Ha'm'cit died before the house was finished. (Information provided to Prof. Wilson Duff by Mungo Martin). The artist's potlatch name was P'aczsmaxw. Wayne Suttles places the Xu'mtaspi village as Nahwitti, in historic times, however it was occupied jointly by the Nahwitti, the Yalhinuxw, and the Noqemqilisala (of Hanson Lagoon)."
Part of Harry B. Hawthorn fonds
Part of Harry B. Hawthorn fonds
Part of Harry B. Hawthorn fonds
Ninstints,1957, poles on shoreline
Part of Harry B. Hawthorn fonds