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View of the water and a full moon near Esquimalt, B.C. A church is shown in the foreground to the right of the image.

Detail of Chief Skedan's mortuary plaque. Mortuary poles, particularily Haida mortuary poles, had a cavity in the top which held a burial box inside. In order to accommodate the box, the cavity was generally cut into the wide end of the pole with the tapering end set into the ground. The box was hidden from view by a frontal board, painted and/or carved with a lineage crest, placed across the front. The shape and design of this board gave the appearance of a large chest.

Gwayasdums village is a small community located on Gilford Island. The village is the traditional home of the Kwikwasut'inuxw people, though throughout the historic era a number of groups have used the site as a winter village. Other Kwakwaka'wakw groups that identify closely with Gilford Island are the Gwawa'enuxw, the Haxwa'mis and the Dzawada'enuxw. These three groups, along with the Kwikwasut'inuxw, formed an informally related cluster of social groupings collectively known as Qui'kwasi…

Gwayasdums village is a small community located on Gilford Island. The village is the traditional home of the Kwikwasut'inuxw people, though throughout the historic era a number of groups have used the site as a winter village. Other Kwakwaka'wakw groups that identify closely with Gilford Island are the Gwawa'enuxw, the Haxwa'mis and the Dzawada'enuxw. These three groups, along with the Kwikwasut'inuxw, formed an informally related cluster of social groupings collectively known as Qui'kwasi…

Gwayasdums village is a small community located on Gilford Island. The village is the traditional home of the Kwikwasut'inuxw people, though throughout the historic era a number of groups have used the site as a winter village. Other Kwakwaka'wakw groups that identify closely with Gilford Island are the Gwawa'enuxw, the Haxwa'mis and the Dzawada'enuxw. These three groups, along with the Kwikwasut'inuxw, formed an informally related cluster of social groupings collectively known as Qui'kwasi…

Gwayasdums village is a small community located on Gilford Island. The village is the traditional home of the Kwikwasut'inuxw people, though throughout the historic era a number of groups have used the site as a winter village. Other Kwakwaka'wakw groups that identify closely with Gilford Island are the Gwawa'enuxw, the Haxwa'mis and the Dzawada'enuxw. These three groups, along with the Kwikwasut'inuxw, formed an informally related cluster of social groupings collectively known as Qui'kwasi…

Gwayasdums village is a small community located on Gilford Island. The village is the traditional home of the Kwikwasut'inuxw people, though throughout the historic era a number of groups have used the site as a winter village. Other Kwakwaka'wakw groups that identify closely with Gilford Island are the Gwawa'enuxw, the Haxwa'mis and the Dzawada'enuxw. These three groups, along with the Kwikwasut'inuxw, formed an informally related cluster of social groupings collectively known as Qui'kwasi…

Painting of a man and woman sitting on hammock in front of the moon.

Berry collector in the moon. Part of a large staff from the Central Coast or Southern Tsimshian (possibly Heiltsuk or Nuxalk).

Berry collector in the moon. Part of a large staff from the Central Coast or Southern Tsimshian (possibly Heiltsuk or Nuxalk).

Berry collector in the moon. Part of a large staff from the Central Coast or Southern Tsimshian (possibly Heiltsuk or Nuxalk).

Berry collector in the moon. Part of a large staff from the Central Coast or Southern Tsimshian (possibly Heiltsuk or Nuxalk).

Berry collector in the moon. Part of a large staff from the Central Coast or Southern Tsimshian (possibly Heiltsuk or Nuxalk).