Talk on the Indian land question
- 29-6-A-184
- File
- [197-]
Part of Wilson Duff fonds
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Talk on the Indian land question
Part of Wilson Duff fonds
Part of Wilson Duff fonds
Item is a copied map that shows Kitwancool territories and villages, rivers and lakes referred to in "Territories of the Kitwancool" chapter in Histories, Territories, and Laws of the Kitwancool. Title taken from duplicate found in Histories. Encapsulated.
Text of Kitwancool sign by Peter Allik Petersenn
Part of Wilson Duff fonds
The War History of the Grizzly Bear People of the Kitselas People as Told by Chief Neas D. Hok
Part of Wilson Duff fonds
Part of MOA General Media collection
Totem pole standing in situ at Kitwancool. It was later removed and taken to the University of British Columbia. It currently stands in the Great Hall at the Museum of Anthropology.
Sub-series consists of textual records including correspondence regarding and general research notes on totem poles, and specific research on the poles of Stanley Park and the artisans who worked on them. Records also include biographies on the artisans who carved the museum totem poles and correspondence and the agreement between the Museum of Anthropology and the Royal British Columbia Museum to remove totem poles from Kitwancool in 1958. Sub-series also contains slides of totem poles, three video tapes, one photograph and one cassette tape.
Totem Poles of the Upper Skeena
Part of Wilson Duff fonds
Part of Wilson Duff fonds
Item is a copied map that shows places, rivers and lakes of Kitwancool territory referred to in "History of the wars with the Tse-tsaut: How the village of Git-an-yow became Kitwancool" chapter in Histories, Territories, and Laws of the Kitwancool. Encapsulated.
Vickie Jensen and Jay Powell fonds
Fonds consists of records relating to the numerous culture and language projects that Powell and Jensen worked on since 1976. The communities with which they worked include:
• The Quileute of La Push
• The Kwakwaka’wakw of Alert Bay
• The Gitxsan of Kispiox, Gitanyow, and surrounding villages
• The Nuu-chah-nulth of Vancouver Island
• The Musqueam of Vancouver
• The Seton Lake St'at'imc (Lillooet) of Shalalth
• The Shuswap of Alkali Lake, Soda Creek, Dog Creek, Canim Lake, and Sugar Cane
• The Haisla of Kitamaat
• The Nisga’a of Gingolx (Kincolith) and New Aiyansh
Most of the projects had an end goal to produce a book, language education materials, or teacher training materials. Often the education materials incorporated cultural lessons throughout. The records created in the production of the books are varied and reflect the intrinsic connection between language, culture, and daily activities in the communities. Powell and Jensen were co-editors for nearly all of the language books and materials produced. Although some of the projects reflected in the records were done primarily by Powell or primarily by Jensen, the vast majority of the work involves collaboration between the two in some aspect. As Jensen and Powell immersed themselves in the communities they worked for, often their personal photographs and records are interspersed with those relating to their work. This community involvement enhanced their relationships with the people with whom they were working and allowed them to experience and participate in cultural activities as part of those communities. This close relationship is reflected in and is integral to their work. Jensen and Powell have two sons: Nels, born in 1978, and Luke, born in 1981. Their sons travelled with them to the communities in which they worked and lived, and on their work trips and sabbaticals. Nels and Luke are also present in many of the photographic records.
The records contain a mixture of research, field notes, administrative records, and publications at various stages, in addition to audio and visual records. Field notes, for the most part handwritten, and archival research into language and culture groups was undertaken by Powell, whilst the majority of the photography, found in a variety of formats, was done by Jensen. Manuscripts and final publications were a combined effort and are included at various stages. Administrative records, including grant proposals, are found throughout.
Fonds consists of 13 series of records. Series are arranged according to community and/or project, and include:
Vickie Jensen and Jay Powell
Item consists of a recording of the Kitwancool version of Gitxsanimx for kids: book 1 &2. Read by Ivan Good, Maggie Good, Soloman Marsden, and Cindie Morgan.
Item consists of a recording of the Kitwancool version of Gitksan for kids: book 2.
Item consists of a recording of the Kitwancool alphabet, as well as stories of the blind man of Kitwanga, and bird calls.
Item consists of a recording of a potlatch at Kitwancool hosted by Chief ‘wii xaa? (Willie Williams) of the Wolf tribe.
File consists of photographs of people, places, and events in the Western Gitxsan villages of Kitwancool (Gitanyow), Kitwanga (Gitwangak) and Gitsegukla (formerly Kitsegukla) during the time that Jensen and Powell lived there.
Western Gitxsan school photographs
File consists of photographs of school children, activities, and classroom scenes in the Western Gitxsan villages of Kitwancool (Gitanyow), Kitwanga (Gitwangak) and Gitsegukla (formerly Kitsegukla).