![]() Joseph John is farthest right of the men in masks.Ĭonservation Note: SP scanned at 1600 dpi on CD 1956 Lord Willingdon is at centre with a walking stick, and next to him is lieutenant governor Robert Bruce. The lady far left is the Viscountess (later Marchioness) Willingdon. Governor general welcomed in Tofino by Nuu-chah-nulth menĬontent Notes: The viceregal party visited several locations on the west coast of Vancouver Island aboard the new CPR steamer Princess Norah. ![]() Three Centenarians, one man and two womenĬontent Notes: Three, hundred year old, blind Kyuquot Indians on Vancouver Island Topic(s): Indians of North America - Basket makingĬontent Notes: One young boy is holding a carved totem poleĬondition of Object: Source print - yellowing 'Ĭonservation Note: A sepia version exists at 13440_COL.tifĬondition of Object: Source print - sepia tint She is a familiar figure with her baskets at Nootka. has been making and selling baskets to tourists for more years than she can remember. Photographer/Studio: Associated Screen News LtdĬontent Notes: 'Baskets for sale. This ceremony would reenact the kidnapping of an ancestor by supernatural beings that gave him supernatural gifts and released him and would end with a potlatch.Special Collections Historical Photographs The most important ceremony was the shaman dance. The potlatch was a ceremony based on two aspects - to validate and update rank and the distribution of gifts. The social rank was reinforced by ceremony. In addition, the Nootka would make slaves out of war captives. This was determined by the principle of primogeniture (birthright of the eldest son). Society: Each Nootka was ranked in society. During warm times the men would only wear ornaments while the women would wear skirts made from cedar bark. In the coldest times people of great wealth would wear sea otter and bear furs, while people of low wealth wore robes made from raccoons, wildcats, and other small animals. The only difference between the clothing of men and women was that woman also had an additional bark apron that would extend from the waist to the knees. The Nootka would move to their principal home sites in the winter when hunting and gathering was slow.ĭress: The men and women of the Nootka wore cedar bark robes during cool time. A whole years supply could be harvested and dried within a few weeks. ![]() ![]() The Nootka also gathered crab apples, roots, berries, and ferns. In late summer the villages would move to the mouths of rivers and streams to fish for salmon with nets. Shellfish in the shore waters could be gathered with little exertion. Nootka Location: The Nootka lived along the west coast of Vancouver Island, Canada, and the northwest portion of the Olympic Peninsula in Washington.ĭiet: In the early summer, the Nootka would move down to the coast to fish for halibut, herring, and cod along with hunting sea mammals. Like us to add to our archives, please contact us. If the author of this article would like to make changes to it, or if you are the author of another article you would Please visit our Article Archive Index forįurther information. This article has been archived from the now-defunct MSU E-Museum ()įor educational purposes.
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