Memorial Poles at Skedans

Date
1968
Photographer: De Menil, Adelaide
Description

Front: Overgrown totem poles Middle: Memorial Pole erected Gadaga of Those Born at Skedans, the first wife of Chief Skedans Back: A Memorial pole with 14 sgil (potlatch rings) and a beaver at the base. The pole was raised for a brother of Captain Klue of Those Born at Skedans. The brother was among a number of people who drowned near Skedans.

Subject (Geographic)
Skedans
Keywords
Haida
Beaver
Gwaii Haanas
Haida Gwaii
Kuuna Memorial Pole
Totem Pole
Xaayda
Genre
Photographs
Type of resource
Still Image
Part of
George and Joanne MacDonald Northwest Coast Image Archive
Identifier
Menil_HG_0883.jpg
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Copyright owner(s)

© Adelaide de Menil.

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