Photo showing the Canadian Flag's first hoisting at the Public Safety Building, Aubrey Creed the fire chief is hoisting, Hugh Meldrum with cane, and Tom Smith Alderman left of Meldrum.
Photo showing the Canadian Flag's first hoisting at the Public Safety Building, Aubrey Creed the fire chief is hoisting, Hugh Meldrum with cane, and Tom Smith Alderman left of Meldrum.
Photograph of the signing of the Order of Government for Municipalities. In the photo from left to right are President of U.C.B.M. Joanne Monaghan, Premier Glen Clark, and Minister of Municipalities Dan Miller. Glen Clark is leaning over the order that he is signing while looking at the camera. Photo is in a black frame with white inner border and gold text plates.
Brought in by Bev Gibaldi from the District of Kitimat.
Scope and Content
Photograph of the signing of the Order of Government for Municipalities. In the photo from left to right are President of U.C.B.M. Joanne Monaghan, Premier Glen Clark, and Minister of Municipalities Dan Miller. Glen Clark is leaning over the order that he is signing while looking at the camera. Photo is in a black frame with white inner border and gold text plates.
Photographs of the partnership protocol agreement signing between the District of Kitimat and Northern Health. There are three photos in a brown frame with white inner border and gold text plate.
People in the first photo include ?, ?, Mayor Rick Wozney, and Dave Brown
People in the second photo include Rick Wozney, Dave Brown, ?, ?
People in the third photo include Rob Goffinet, ?, Joanne Monaghan, Martin Gould, Rick Wozney, Dave Brown, Shaun O'Neill, Mario Feldhoff, Joe Iannarelli, Bob Coreless (back row), Monique Miller, ?, ?, Edna Mclellan, Linda Campbell, and ? (front row).
Brought in by Bev Gibaldi from the District of Kitimat.
Scope and Content
Photographs of the partnership protocol agreement signing between the District of Kitimat and Northern Health. There are three photos in a brown frame with white inner border and gold text plate.
People in the first photo include ?, ?, Mayor Rick Wozney, and Dave Brown
People in the second photo include Rick Wozney, Dave Brown, ?, ?
People in the third photo include Rob Goffinet, ?, Joanne Monaghan, Martin Gould, Rick Wozney, Dave Brown, Shaun O'Neill, Mario Feldhoff, Joe Iannarelli, Bob Coreless (back row), Monique Miller, ?, ?, Edna Mclellan, Linda Campbell, and ? (front row).
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.
CD with colourful label in a clear plastic case. Text reads: Haisla Heritage on the Pacific Inland Coast, COH'LISS, Munic: Tor-Cheney-Nahana, Winter Ceremony by Sacred Spirit
CD with colourful label in a clear plastic case. Text reads: Haisla Heritage on the Pacific Inland Coast, COH'LISS, Munic: Tor-Cheney-Nahana, Winter Ceremony by Sacred Spirit
