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Young boy in frontlet.

Paul Mason and Roy Bolton

Moving their gear into position at the eulachon fishing stations on the Chilkat River.

Adelaide de Menil, in communication with Bill Reid, traveled the Northwest Coast from Vancouver Island to Southeast Alaska photographing the monumental art of Coastal First Nations. Many of the images she captured show totem poles and architecture in the final stages of decay before returning to the forest. The title of these images reflect the date that they were taken, and the roll and frame number assigned by Ms. de Menil.

Kalugwis or Qalagwis, now known to many as Turnour Island, was the primary winter residence of the Lawitʼsis (Tlowitsis) Nation. Lawitʼsis territories spanned the coastal area of Northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia from ancient history until the early 1960s. In the 1960s, the British Columbia government closed down the monthly hospital ship and school on Qalagwis. With little prospect of schooling and access to health care, the Tlowitsis community left the island. In the diaspora…

Kalugwis or Qalagwis, now known to many as Turnour Island, was the primary winter residence of the Lawitʼsis (Tlowitsis) Nation. Lawitʼsis territories spanned the coastal area of Northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia from ancient history until the early 1960s. In the 1960s, the British Columbia government closed down the monthly hospital ship and school on Qalagwis. With little prospect of schooling and access to health care, the Tlowitsis community left the island. In the diaspora…

Kalugwis or Qalagwis, now known to many as Turnour Island, was the primary winter residence of the Lawitʼsis (Tlowitsis) Nation. Lawitʼsis territories spanned the coastal area of Northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia from ancient history until the early 1960s. In the 1960s, the British Columbia government closed down the monthly hospital ship and school on Qalagwis. With little prospect of schooling and access to health care, the Tlowitsis community left the island. In the diaspora…

Recordist is walking.Recording Context: Environmental ambience; Public; OutdoorThe locations indicated on the map may be approximate, depending on log/archival data available. A soundscape recording.

Recordist is walking.Recording Context: Environmental ambience; Public; OutdoorContext Notes: Transitions; Reverberation; Dry to wet ambienceThe locations indicated on the map may be approximate, depending on log/archival data available. A soundscape recording.

Recording Context: Environmental ambience; Public; OutdoorThe locations indicated on the map may be approximate, depending on log/archival data available. A soundscape recording.

Recordist is walking.Recording Context: Cultural event; Festival; Public; OutdoorThe locations indicated on the map may be approximate, depending on log/archival data available. A soundscape recording.

Recordist is walking.Recording Context: Environmental ambience; Specific activity; Private; OutdoorThe locations indicated on the map may be approximate, depending on log/archival data available. A soundscape recording.

Disturbance in left channel. Recordist in conversation.Recording Context: Environmental ambience; Private; OutdoorThe locations indicated on the map may be approximate, depending on log/archival data available. A soundscape recording.

Recordist is walking.Recording Context: Environmental ambience; Public; Outdoor; RuralThe locations indicated on the map may be approximate, depending on log/archival data available.

Recording Context: Environmental ambience; Public; Outdoor; RuralContext Notes: Layered sounds; RhythmThe locations indicated on the map may be approximate, depending on log/archival data available.