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Stolen Spirits of Haida Gwaii

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Kristina McLaughlin
Michael McMahon
Narratives of historical events impacting the Haida Gwaii villages in British Columbia and the preparation to repatriate ancestral bones from the Field Museum in Chicago back to the Haida Nation. Duration 1:14:12.
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Symbolism in Penobscot Art

Alternate Title
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History ; v. 29, pt. 2
E-Books
Author/Creator
Frank G. Speck
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History
Forms part of Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v.29 (p.25-80).
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The Totem Pole

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
S.A. Barrett
Short documentary explains the customs and symbolism associated with the poles, and the process of construction. Duration: 21:01.
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Totem Pole

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Emrys Jones (photographer)
A close-up of a totem pole; three totem poles in background. Kitwanga, BC.
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Totem Pole and Streets, Nanaimo, B.C.

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Novelty Manufacturing and Art Co. Ltd.
1 postcard depicting one totem pole, man and two cars. A Nanaimo city block in background.
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Totem Pole at Prospect Point British Columbia

Images » Photographs
A photograph of a large totem pole at a tourist site called Prospect Point, British Columbia. From the clothing worn by the people in the picture it appears to have been taken in early to mid 1960s.
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A Totem Pole in Victoria

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
T.R. Melville-Ness
A colour photograph of a large totem pole in Victoria B.C. taken in the mid 20th century.
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Totem Pole of We Clots, Big Whitefish, Wolf Crest.

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Chas. V. Smith (photographer)
Handwritten annotation on back: "1. Keebu - wolf 2. Hpeesunt - woman with 2 half-bear children 3. Keebu - wolf head down 4. Smaih - bear 5. Keebu - wolf head down 6. Smaih - bear"
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Totem Pole - Prince Rupert BC.

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
McRae (photographer)
A Caucasian man and child posing in front of totem pole in Prince Rupert, BC.; summer scene. Title from front of postcard.
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Totem Poles

Alternate Title
Totem Poles According to Crests and Topics
Bulletin (National Museum of Canada ; no. 119, vol. 1
Bulletin (National Museum of Canada). Anthropological Series ; no. 30
Totem Poles According to Location
Bulletin (National Museum of Canada ; no. 199, vol. 2
E-Books
Author/Creator
Marius Barbeau
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[Totem Poles]

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Solen Roth
BC Studies, no. 161, Spring, 2009, pp. 136-137
Book review of:Totem Poles by Pat Kramer. Entire review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 136.
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Totem Poles

Images » Photographs
Group of four totem poles; summer scene.
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Totem Poles

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Emrys Jones (photographer)
A close-up of 8 totem poles.
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Totem Poles and the Indian New Deal

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Aldona Jonaitis
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 9, no. 2, 1989, pp. 237-252
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (USA) in 1930 sought to encourage the appreciation of carvings as art.
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Totem: Return and Renewal

Alternate Title
Totem: the Return of the G'psgolox Pole
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Gil Cardinal
Concludes the powerful story of the Haisla and their efforts to repatriate a totem pole after 77 years of being in the Swedish Museum. Accompanying Study Guide. Duration: 24:04.
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Totem: The Return of the G'psgolox Pole

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Gil Cardinal
Film about the attempt to repatriate the G'psgolox totem pole which was stolen, housed in Sweden and claimed to be the property of the Swedish Government. Accompanying Study Guide. Duration: 70:00.
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Totems at Sitka National Historical Park Sitka, Alaska

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Scott Jensen
Whispering Wind, vol. 39, no. 2, Issue 270, May/June 2010, pp. 4-9
Discusses the donation of a canoe and large totem pole from the village of Old Kasaan by Saanaheit Chief of the Haida Indians.
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Totems of Kitwanga and North Central British Columbia

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian National Railways
Illustrated booklet of totems, including five postcards: three are entitled 'Indian Totem Poles, Kitwanga, BC'; one entitled 'The Lion Totem of Kitwanga, BC'; and one entitled 'Totem Poles Stanley Park Vancouver B.C.' Description sheet duplicates some text in booklet.
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Where the Digital Rubber Hits the Information Highway: Putting Canadian History on CD-ROM

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
John Lutz
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 80, no. 3, 1999, pp. 479-486
Reviews of seven CDs: Great Canadian Adventure: Portrait of a Nation. Canadian Treasures: An Interactive Journey through Canada's Heritage Klondike Gold Rush Settler's of Upper Canada: A Time of Change and Progress Totem Poles: Myth, Magic and Monumental Art on the Pacific Northwest Coast by the Canadian Museum of Civilization. Emily Carr at Home and at work Making History: Louis Riel and the North-West Rebellion of 1885
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Will the 'Real' False Face Please Stand Up?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joanne Danford
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 9, no. 2, 1989, pp. 253-272
Replication of these wooden masks, together with the continued carving and use of False Faces, has contributed to the survival and stability of the Iroquois.
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Windspeaker News Briefs

Articles » General
Windspeaker, vol. 28, no. 7, October 2010, p. 9

Outlines six stories including: flooding and a mudslide in the community of Tsawataineuk First Nation, tropical storm Earl uncovers First Nations artifacts in New Brunswick, questions about gun registry violating treaty rights and more.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.9.

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