Part of MOA General Media collection
Image of a Sxwayxwey dance photographed at the beginning of the twentieth century. This photograph was used by Claude Levi-Strauss in his book "The Way of the Masks" and was provided to him by the British Columbia Provincial Museum.
Part of Joi Carlin fonds
Image is of Bill Reid standing in front of the canoe log with Norman Tait at the very left of image.
Bill Reid at the welcome ceremony
Part of Joi Carlin fonds
Image is of Rob't, Mercy, Norman, and Bill Reid during welcome ceremony. Bill Reid is speaking with folded notes in his hands. Mercy holds an umbrella while Norman holds a paddle.
Bill Reid in front of canoe log
Part of Joi Carlin fonds
Bill Reid appears blurry as he stands in front of the canoe log with Norman at the left side of image.
Part of Joi Carlin fonds
Image is of Bill Reid standing in front of the canoe log and delivering his address at the welcome ceremony.
Part of Joi Carlin fonds
Image is of Bill Reid holding a piece of paper during his address at the welcome ceremony.
Part of Virginia Kehoe fonds
Image depicts the interior of a big house, possibly at Alert Bay, BC. People are dressed in regalia and a ceremonial dance seems to be in progress.
Part of Virginia Kehoe fonds
Image depicts several women and children dancing outdoors. Others play drums in the background.
Part of Virginia Kehoe fonds
Image depicts several people involved in a performance. A female plays the drum. A male, clad in a bathing suit and regalia, dances on his knee. Another man wearing a headdress, stands at the back of the photo. Spectators are also visible in this outdoor scene.
Part of Anthony Carter fonds
Image from an unidentified ceremony in Alert Bay, BC.
Anthony Carter
Ceremony for the Mungo Martin memorial pole rasing
Part of MOA General Media collection
Elders perform the ceremony for the raising of the Mungo Martin memorial pole in Alert Bay.
Ceremony for the Mungo Martin memorial pole rasing
Part of MOA General Media collection
Elders perform the ceremony for the raising of the Mungo Martin memorial pole in Alert Bay.
Ceremony for the Mungo Martin memorial pole rasing
Part of MOA General Media collection
Elders perform the ceremony for the raising of the Mungo Martin memorial pole in Alert Bay.
Part of Virginia Kehoe fonds
Image depicts several adults and children standing outside. Some people wear regalia; others wear western clothing. A sign appears in the background identifying the Cormorant Athletic Club.
Dancers, Capilano Reserve, North Vancouver
Part of Anthony Carter fonds
Image from a Pow Wow at the Capilano Reserve in North Vancouver, BC.
Anthony Carter
Florentina Jolliffe (?) in wedding gown
Photograph of Florentina Jolliffe in her wedding gown. A stamp on the verso of the print indicates that it was printed in 1959.
Mildred Laurie
Group portrait of people near a lake
Part of Fred Ryckman fonds
Several individuals seem to be walking down to the lake. Some young men are dressed as altar boys. Another group carries a canopy of sorts.
Fred Ryckman
Group portrait of processional to lake
Part of Fred Ryckman fonds
A man who may be a priest walks under a canopy. He is accompanied by four men who carry the canopy, four men carrying flags, and four women. A lake is visible behind the group as is a mountain in the distance.
Fred Ryckman
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.
Part of Virginia Kehoe fonds
Image depicts the interior of a big house, possibly at Alert Bay, BC. People are dressed in regalia and some kind of event is in progress.