Three cassette tapes contain recordings of Jeff Legaik speaking, telling Haisla stories. Tape one - Grpsaxtlaga historical story, GoGitwvn frog story Xaisla, GoGitwvn frog story Haida, Gitwvn stories copied. 1. Haida song of Gitwvnstaz, 10. Gitwvn frog story (English), Legaik Carpenter story copied, 10. Carpenter story Xaisla, 60. Carpenter lullaby Xaisla for babies who will be carpenters, 65. Carpenter story English. Tape two - Continued Haisla stories, copied Legaic Carpenter story 1-100, founding of Kitamaat, Haistal first translation English of Chief Jasee and Legaic. Tape 3 - Tsum-gwis story Haisla lngual 1-30, english translation 30-40, Abuux-dla-lumgwaxs story in Haisla language. English translation of Abuux-dla-lumgwaxs 1-35. Three cassette copies, three digital cd copies. Textual records consist of typewritten and hand-edited versions of the stories on the tapes, by Gisela Mendel.
Museum curator Gisela Mendel recorded Jeff Legaik (Haisla Chief) telling Haisla stories. She then transcribed the tapes, then created 'Kitamaat Stories'. The tapes were copied onto new cassettes. In 2015 the recordings were digitized onto cds.
Scope and Content
Three cassette tapes contain recordings of Jeff Legaik speaking, telling Haisla stories. Tape one - Grpsaxtlaga historical story, GoGitwvn frog story Xaisla, GoGitwvn frog story Haida, Gitwvn stories copied. 1. Haida song of Gitwvnstaz, 10. Gitwvn frog story (English), Legaik Carpenter story copied, 10. Carpenter story Xaisla, 60. Carpenter lullaby Xaisla for babies who will be carpenters, 65. Carpenter story English. Tape two - Continued Haisla stories, copied Legaic Carpenter story 1-100, founding of Kitamaat, Haistal first translation English of Chief Jasee and Legaic. Tape 3 - Tsum-gwis story Haisla lngual 1-30, english translation 30-40, Abuux-dla-lumgwaxs story in Haisla language. English translation of Abuux-dla-lumgwaxs 1-35. Three cassette copies, three digital cd copies. Textual records consist of typewritten and hand-edited versions of the stories on the tapes, by Gisela Mendel.
This English-Haisla dictionary was assembled throughout the 1970s and early 1980s by Kitimat Centennial Museum Curator Gisela Mendel and linguist Hein 'Henry' Vink from the University of Leiden in the Netherlands, with the help of numerous Haisla speakers, including Jeffrey Legaik, Amelia Grant, Kay Grant, Louise Barbetti, Melissa Woods, Irene Starr, and others.
Custodial History
Retained by the Kitimat Museum & Archives; formally accessioned in February 2024.
Scope and Content
Flash cards containing Haisla and English vocabulary.
Notes
Words in green were gathered by Hein Vink and words in black were gathered by Gisela Mendel.
Photographs showing a 1 metre diameter tree which was notched in the past but has grown over, a cache pit made into the base of a tree, and an iron ring hanging on a rope near the cache pit.
2 photograph prints : color ; 12.5 x 9cm
1 photograph print : color ; 9 x 12.5cm
Custodial History
Photographs taken by James Tirrul-Jones in his role as museum curator.
Scope and Content
Photographs showing a 1 metre diameter tree which was notched in the past but has grown over, a cache pit made into the base of a tree, and an iron ring hanging on a rope near the cache pit.
Photographs of a pioneer site in the area of the Upper Kitimat River. Photographs include a pitted cedar tree, an old cabin site, test pits, old boots found at cabin site, an old dugout, and notched/squared off logs.
14 photograph prints : b&w ; 9 x 12.5cm
4 photograph prints : b&w ; 12.5 x 9cm
Custodial History
Photographs taken by James Tirrul-Jones in his role as museum curator.
Scope and Content
Photographs of a pioneer site in the area of the Upper Kitimat River. Photographs include a pitted cedar tree, an old cabin site, test pits, old boots found at cabin site, an old dugout, and notched/squared off logs.
Photographs of a proposed model for a Haisla technology display, a temporary display of oriental water colors by Eva Vedel, and a eulachon net display.
3 photograph prints : color ; 9 x 13cm
1 photograph print : color ; 9 x 18cm
Custodial History
Photographs taken by James Tirrul-Jones in his role as museum curator.
Scope and Content
Photographs of a proposed model for a Haisla technology display, a temporary display of oriental water colors by Eva Vedel, and a eulachon net display.
Notes
982.63.9 to 19 (Missing 11 to 17) : R24-8 to R24-19A (Missing R24-10A to R24-16A)