Chief and Copper

Date
1972
Contributor: George F. MacDonald Collection
Description

Hereditary Gitxsan chief, David Gunanoot. David is the son of famous fugitive and folk hero, Simon Gunanoot who evaded RCMP and Pinkerton men for 13 years and was later aquited of the charges. His father's story is told in a book by David Ricardo Williams, Trapline Outlaw: Simon Peter Gunanoot. In this picture David holds the White Owl Copper made by Earl Muldo of Kispiox.

Subject (Geographic)
Ksan Historical Village (Gitanmaax)
Keywords
Tsimshian
Gitxsan
Hazelton
Gitanmaax
Gitksan
Copper
Frontlet
Genre
Photographs
Type of resource
Still Image
Part of
George and Joanne MacDonald Northwest Coast Image Archive
Identifier
Ksan_Historical_Village_255
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