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Chief Menisqu' with frontlet and rattle.

Doreen Jensen dancing with white blanket and eagle head dress.

Doreen Jensen dancing with white blanket and eagle head dress.

Doreen Jensen dancing with white blanket and eagle head dress.

Doreen Jensen dancing with white blanket and eagle head dress.

Doreen Jensen dancing with white blanket and eagle head dress.

Elsie Morrison and unknown girl sing and drum.

Doreen Jensen dancing with white blanket and eagle head dress.

Raven and frog desings on button blankets. The regalia and props used in the performance by the group were all designed and crafted by local Gitxsan artists in the 1960s and 70s.

Mary Johnson singing and drumming at centre stage. During the late sixties and early seventies, 'Ksan Performing Arts Group was created. They have been the true ambassadors for 'Ksan, for the Gitxsan and the communities in the Upper Skeena, for the Northwest Coast Native People, and for British Columbia and Canada. These images are from the group's first national performance, Breath of Our Grandfathers, at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. The regalia and props used in the performance…

Ernest Hyzims, a hereditary chief from Gitsegukla. During the late sixties and early seventies the 'Ksan Performing Arts Group was created. These images are from the group's first national performance, Breath of Our Grandfathers, at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. The regalia and props used in the performance by the group were all designed and crafted by local Gitxsan artists.

Ernest Hyzims. During the late sixties and early seventies the 'Ksan Performing Arts Group was created. These images are from the group's first national performance, Breath of Our Grandfathers, at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. The regalia and props used in the performance by the group were all designed and crafted by local Gitxsan artists.

Doreen Jensen. During the late sixties and early seventies the 'Ksan Performing Arts Group was created. These images are from the group's first national performance, Breath of Our Grandfathers, at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. The regalia and props used in the performance by the group were all designed and crafted by local Gitxsan artists.

During the late sixties and early seventies the 'Ksan Performing Arts Group was created. These images are from the group's first national performance, Breath of Our Grandfathers, at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. The regalia and props used in the performance by the group were all designed and crafted by local Gitxsan artists.

Miriam Danes. During the late sixties and early seventies the 'Ksan Performing Arts Group was created. These images are from the group's first national performance, Breath of Our Grandfathers, at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. The regalia and props used in the performance by the group were all designed and crafted by local Gitxsan artists.