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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 by the group were all designed and crafted by local…

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 by the group were all designed and crafted by local…

Ernest Hyzims drumming. 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 by the group were all…

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 by the group were all designed and crafted by local…

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 by the group were all designed and crafted by local…

Gingolx chief wearing regalia, ca. 1900.

In the early 1920s, the construction of an Indian village was proposed for the area near Lumberman©s Arch in Stanley Park. The site was chosen because it was located on a massive shell midden, or cultural mound that was the result of many years of Coast Salish habitation. This large deposit of calcified shells covered an area 8 feet deep and spanning several acres. The original poles were all from the Alert Bay area, but others were purchased from the islands of Haida Gwaii and from Rivers…