North America

Old carved house posts, Mamalilikulla, Village Island

25-03-17-a038244
Item
1973

Part of Anthony Carter fonds

Image of two carved house posts at the Mamalilikulla village, Village Island. The posts are now lying in the grass.

Anthony Carter

Old carved house post, village of Chief Kitselas

25-04-08-a038402
Item
November 1969

Part of Anthony Carter fonds

Image of the remains of a house post from the village of Chief Kitselas.

Anthony Carter

Old carved house post, village of Chief Kitselas

25-04-08-a038405
Item
November 1969

Part of Anthony Carter fonds

Image of the remains of a house post from the village of Chief Kitselas.

Anthony Carter

Old carved house post or totem pole, Mamalilikulla, Village Island

25-03-17-a038245
Item
1973

Part of Anthony Carter fonds

Image of an old carved house post or totem pole at the Mamalilikulla village, Village Island. The post is still standing, but leaning sharply to the side.

Anthony Carter

Old Aiyansh, Nass River, Nisga'a

25-04-10-a038458.
Item
[1970]

Part of Anthony Carter fonds

Image of the old Nisga'a village of Aiyansh in the Nass River Valley, BC.

Anthony Carter

Nuu-chah-nulth

1-4-C-12 (66.5)
File
[199-?]

Part of William McLennan (MOA Curator) fonds

File contains historical images of Nuu-chah-nulth villages and peoples. There is a focus on totem poles and canoes. There are also photographs of a pole raising ceremony to commemorate the visit of Governor General Willingdon who came to Tofino/Ucluelet in the 1920s. There are images of James Rush, Chief Miste Laabats Hamtsiid, and Chief Joseph John, dressed in Nuu-chah-nulth regalia.

Nootka/Currie

25-07-1
File
[196-]-1976

Part of Anthony Carter fonds

File consists of slides depicting First Nations chiefs and elders, Carter's wife Minn Sjolseth with August Jacks, Johnny Seaweed, miscellaneous images from Mount Currie/Lil'wat First Nation, and a photograph labeled "Potlatch Masset 60s".

Nisga'a

1-4-C-15 (68.3-5)
File
[199-?]

Part of William McLennan (MOA Curator) fonds

File mainly contains historical images of the Nisga'a villages, peoples, and of Nisga'a totem poles. Other images are of modern day Nisga'a totem poles housed in museums in Canada and the United States. The textual records contained in this file are catalogue cards which provide some of the photograph's context, providing information such as the location of the photograph, the people in the photographs, which museum and/or archive collection the image belongs to, and/or the image's catalogue number.

Nautical chart of Walters Island

148-02-a035781
Item
1975 or 1976

Part of Kyuquot: Village by the Sea collection

An image showing a sea map of Walters Island, a small blue circle at the top center indicates the approximate location of the Kyuquot village. According to the documentation included with the filmstrip, the description of the image states "Kyuquot as shown on chart (A chart is a sea-map used by fishermen and boaters.) Compare the chart and the map."

Nass River (Nisga'a nation), 1970

25-04-10
File
August 1970

Part of Anthony Carter fonds

File consists of images from the Nass River valley in British Columbia. Subjects include scenery, people, and village scenes.

Anthony Carter

Nass River

25-04-10-a038456
Item
August 29, 1970

Part of Anthony Carter fonds

Image of totem poles, canoes, and longhouses(?) in the Nass River valley of BC.

Anthony Carter

Mungo Martin Pole Raising in Alert Bay

132-1-C-A-a040346
Item
1970

Part of MOA General Media collection

The Mungo Martin memorial pole having just been raised in Alert Bay.

Mungo Martin Pole Raising in Alert Bay

132-1-C-A-a040350
Item
1970

Part of MOA General Media collection

The Mungo Martin memorial pole having just been raised in Alert Bay.

Mungo Martin Pole Raising in Alert Bay

132-1-C-A-a040347
Item
1970

Part of MOA General Media collection

The Mungo Martin memorial pole about to be raised in Alert Bay.

Mungo Martin memorial pole before being raised

132-1-C-A-a040353
Item
1970

Part of MOA General Media collection

The Mungo Martin memorial pole being prepared to be raised in Alert Bay.

Mt. Currie [reserve], Matilda Jim

25-04-11-a038494
Item
June 23, 1971

Part of Anthony Carter fonds

Portrait of Matilda Jim, resident of the Stl'al'lmx Mount Currie Reserve. She is seen here weaving a basket. A portrait of her is printed on page 43 of Carter's book Abundant Rivers, with the caption: Matilda Jim, 106 years old. One of the village's most active basket makers. She spends her days weaving to meet a constant demand for her wares."

Anthony Carter

Mt. Currie [reserve], Matilda Jim

25-04-11-a038495
Item
June 23, 1971

Part of Anthony Carter fonds

Portrait of Matilda Jim, resident of the Stl'al'lmx Mount Currie Reserve. She is seen here weaving a basket. A portrait of her is printed on page 43 of Carter's book Abundant Rivers, with the caption: Matilda Jim, 106 years old. One of the village's most active basket makers. She spends her days weaving to meet a constant demand for her wares."

Anthony Carter

Mt. Currie [reserve], Matilda Jim

25-04-11-a038496
Item
June 23, 1971

Part of Anthony Carter fonds

Portrait of Matilda Jim, resident of the Stl'al'lmx Mount Currie Reserve. She is seen here weaving a basket. A portrait of her is printed on page 43 of Carter's book Abundant Rivers, with the caption: Matilda Jim, 106 years old. One of the village's most active basket makers. She spends her days weaving to meet a constant demand for her wares."

Anthony Carter