Photograph of dancers at an event in the Alert Bay longhouse. Though not pictured in this image, the former Canadian Governor General Roland Michener and his wife were in attendance. This image shows one end of the longhouse interior, with two thunderbird poles and additional carvings and paintings. The central fire is also visible.
Postcard depicts two professional first nations dancers, performing the Swan Dance in the Alert Bay, BC longhouse. Photograph and postcard by Eric J. Cooke.
View of Indian professional dancers performing the Swan Dance in their Community Hall. Alert Bay, Cormorant Island, British Columbia. Photo by Eric J. Cooke Photo Productions, Sidney, B. C.
A performer wearing what appears to be an oni mask kneels on the floor with their arms outstretched in the foreground. A drum with a dragon head sitting on it sits behind the performer, and a performer holding a drum stands in the background.
A costumed dancer dances in a green fabric circle with a red border in front of a colorful fabric set piece with pictures of three faces during a performance of a piece by Evelyn Roth
A performer in a costume and wig is surrounded by other performers holding blue pieces of fabric with holes cut out and depicting yellow flowers. A large set piece made of different shades of yellow, orange and pink fabric is in the background.
Costumed performers hold set pieces depicting faces and stand in front of a large set piece made of different shades of red, yellow, and orange fabric during a performance of a piece by Evelyn Roth in the Great Hall
Four members of the Rainbow Creek Dancers, a Haida dance group formed by artist Robert Davidson, perform at the Federal Provincial Tourism Minister's Dinner
