Image is of Rob't, Mercy, Norman, and Bill Reid standing in front of canoe log during welcome ceremony. Bill Reid holds a piece of paper and speaks to the crowd. Mercy holds an umbrella for herself and Norman as Norman holds a canoe paddle.
Image is of Mercy, Norman, and Bill Reid standing in front of canoe log during welcome ceremony. Bill Reid holds a piece of paper and is in midst of speaking. Mercy holds an umbrella for herself and Norman as Norman holds a canoe paddle.
Image is of Tait family members and unidentified guests standing off to side of canoe log during welcome ceremony. Sadie, Mercy, and unidentified person converse.
Image is of Tait family members wearing button blankets and watching Norman as he performs his squirrel dance on top of the canoe log. Family members hold and beat skin drums as they chant. Top center of longhouse is visible in the background.
Image is of welcome ceremony crowd following conclusion of squirrel dance. Side of canoe log with initial cuts frames right side of image. Part of museum exterior can be seen in the background.
Image is of Norman and Tait family members (Rob't, Sadie, Josiah, and Mercy) standing in front of canoe log, facing the crowd. Unidentified persons watch from various angles.
Image is of Norman and Tait family members (Rob't, Sadie, Josiah, and Mercy) standing in front of canoe log, facing the crowd. Unidentified persons watch from various angles.
Image is of Tait family members (Josiah & Sadie) walking towards carving hut. Sadie holds Josiah's button blanket to keep from dragging on the ground. Norman and Mercy stand in front of canoe log, facing crowd.
Image is of Norman, Mercy, and Sadie standing in front of canoe log, post-ceremony. Sadie holds a bag and begins to leave. Ron and Isaac watch from a slight distance.
Image is of Norman and Mercy greeting guests in front of canoe log, post-ceremony. Norman converses with Sadie. Mercy hugs unidentified person while holding a carving and umbrella. Ron watches from a slight distance.
Image is of Isaac holding a tool while standing in front of cut section of canoe log. Unidentified children approach to retrieve fallen pieces of cedar bark.
Image is of Doreen Jensen holding a piece of cedar bark that she removed from canoe log. She stands holding an umbrella and converses with unidentified persons.
Image is of Norman, Sadie, and unidentified persons getting refreshments from table outside mortuary house. Part of museum exterior can be seen in background.