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.
Folder containing archival material from Bruce Currie collection.
- Council okays Currie Street. Northern Sentinel, March 11, 1976
- Art Currie Appointed Municipal Manager. Northern Sentinel, May 21, 1959
- Editorial Kitimat Needs Art Currie
- Kitimat folder containing Kitimat British Columbia Canada brochure, Kitimat British Columbia Canada booklet, Kitimat British Columbia profile 1987, District of Kitimat services directory and map Aug 1983, Surplus of power shortage of jobs Paul Willcocks. Okanagan Sept 27 2003, District of Kitimat services directory Jan 1987, and Kitimat map 1986.
- Blue folder containing Metallurgy of Aluminum brochure, Kitimat British Columbia brochure, Kitimat Education 1969-7 booklet, Aluminum from clay brochure, Alcan in Canada brichure, The stuff that dreams are made of brochure, and three postcards ("The ALuminum CIty" potlines, Alcan administrative building, Interdenominational Church, Kemano BC).
- Blue folder containing Metallurgy of Aluminum brochure, Aluminum from Clay brochure, Alcan of Canada brochure, The stuff that dreams are made of brochure, and three postcards ("The ALuminum CIty" potlines, Alcan administrative building, Interdenominational Church, Kemano BC).
Folder containing archival material from Bruce Currie collection.
- Council okays Currie Street. Northern Sentinel, March 11, 1976
- Art Currie Appointed Municipal Manager. Northern Sentinel, May 21, 1959
- Editorial Kitimat Needs Art Currie
- Kitimat folder containing Kitimat British Columbia Canada brochure, Kitimat British Columbia Canada booklet, Kitimat British Columbia profile 1987, District of Kitimat services directory and map Aug 1983, Surplus of power shortage of jobs Paul Willcocks. Okanagan Sept 27 2003, District of Kitimat services directory Jan 1987, and Kitimat map 1986.
- Blue folder containing Metallurgy of Aluminum brochure, Kitimat British Columbia brochure, Kitimat Education 1969-7 booklet, Aluminum from clay brochure, Alcan in Canada brichure, The stuff that dreams are made of brochure, and three postcards ("The ALuminum CIty" potlines, Alcan administrative building, Interdenominational Church, Kemano BC).
- Blue folder containing Metallurgy of Aluminum brochure, Aluminum from Clay brochure, Alcan of Canada brochure, The stuff that dreams are made of brochure, and three postcards ("The ALuminum CIty" potlines, Alcan administrative building, Interdenominational Church, Kemano BC).
VHS Cassettes collected or created by the Kitimat Centennial Museum (Kitimat Museum & Archives):
Launching of Canoe 'Haisla Nation'
Kitimat Port Facts
Fluoride
Totem - The Return of G'psgolox Pole
Alcan Historical Films - 1958-1965 - Generator No. 4, Port to the World, Man with a Thousand Hands
Alcan Historical Films - 1979-1991 - Kitimat: A New Generation, Kitimat/Kemano: Aluminum Legends
Kitimat/Kemano: New Dimensions
Kitimat Centennial Museum presents: An Evening with Roger Willcox (3 copies)
Riobamba
1990 Exhibits - Elem. School Art; Out of Shade; Museum (Mixed Filming); Oak Winter Scenes
Child Art - Elementary School, Out of Shade, Tour of Museum, Quilts Part I
Quilts Part II
Golden Mountain - Produced by RBCM
Lion's Dance, W.M. Pang
Golden Dragon Acrobats, Overture Concerts, Vancouver, BC
Design & Production Group, Shane Lunny Productions
B.C. Environment - Green Team, Here's The Dirt, Garbage is Resourceful
Oolichan Rushes, March 1992, Haisla Band, Interview with Cecil Paul, Variations on a Word, Victoria, BC
VHS Cassettes collected or created by the Kitimat Centennial Museum (Kitimat Museum & Archives):
Launching of Canoe 'Haisla Nation'
Kitimat Port Facts
Fluoride
Totem - The Return of G'psgolox Pole
Alcan Historical Films - 1958-1965 - Generator No. 4, Port to the World, Man with a Thousand Hands
Alcan Historical Films - 1979-1991 - Kitimat: A New Generation, Kitimat/Kemano: Aluminum Legends
Kitimat/Kemano: New Dimensions
Kitimat Centennial Museum presents: An Evening with Roger Willcox (3 copies)
Riobamba
1990 Exhibits - Elem. School Art; Out of Shade; Museum (Mixed Filming); Oak Winter Scenes
Child Art - Elementary School, Out of Shade, Tour of Museum, Quilts Part I
Quilts Part II
Golden Mountain - Produced by RBCM
Lion's Dance, W.M. Pang
Golden Dragon Acrobats, Overture Concerts, Vancouver, BC
Design & Production Group, Shane Lunny Productions
B.C. Environment - Green Team, Here's The Dirt, Garbage is Resourceful
Oolichan Rushes, March 1992, Haisla Band, Interview with Cecil Paul, Variations on a Word, Victoria, BC
Notes
There were three tapes in set of Alcan Historical Films. One was destroyed by the VHS Machine.
It contained:
Nechako Survey
Prelude to Kitimat
Powerline to Kitimat
Photographs and negatives of Henry Robertson Sr (Hank), carving his totem pole for the public at the PNE. Cassette tape interview of Henry Robertson by Lindy Lou Flynn.
35 photograph prints : colour ; 15cm x 10cm
35 negatives : colour ; 35mm
1 cassette tape, interview
History / Biographical
Photographs taken by Lindy-Lou Flynn, Anthropologist, on behalf of the Kitimat Museum
Scope and Content
Photographs and negatives of Henry Robertson Sr (Hank), carving his totem pole for the public at the PNE. Cassette tape interview of Henry Robertson by Lindy Lou Flynn.
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.