All Images – First Nations

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Images with the accession 1986.229 are part of the Denzil Ridout fonds.

Images with the accession 1993.049 are part of the From Mission to Partnership Photograph collection.

Images with the accession 1996.095 are part of the United Church of Canada. Division of Mission in Canada fonds.

Images with the accession 1998.165 are part of the Bessie French fonds.

661 images
A bride and groom are standing in front of church building with group of people standing behind them on the stairs.

Wedding party: Susan White and David Musgrave

Port Simpson, 1918 June 16

First Nation: Lax Kw'alaams

Photographer: Miss Powell

UCCA, 1993.049P/382
Postcare do village with buildings on either side of a planked walkway. People are walking back facing down the walkway.

Port Essington B.C., street scene

Port Essington, 1909

First Nation: Tsimshian

UCCA, 1993.049P/383
View of village taken above, showing wooden buildings and beach and water. Mountains are in the distance.

[Tsimshian] reservation, Port Essington

Port Essington, 1909

First Nation: Tsimshian

UCCA, 1993.049P/384N
Port Essington B.C., Indian cemetery

[Port Essington B.C. : Indigenous cemetery]

Port Essington, 1909

First Nation: Tsimshian

UCCA, 1993.049P/385
FIshing boats with tall masts are lined up along wharf. Wooden buildings are behind them.

Fishing boats, Port Essington

Port Essington, [19--]

First Nation: Tsimshian

UCCA, 1993.049P/386
Bride and groom walking out of church door with others around them. A youth in a white dress is blurred in front of them.

[Indigenous wedding, Port Essington]

Port Essington, 1931

First Nation: Tsimshian

Photographer: Dr. Large and Mr. Thomas

UCCA, 1993.049P/387
Line of Indigenous people in formal dresses on either side of bride and grrom in front of church building. Mountains are in the background.

[Indigenous wedding, Port Essington]

Port Essington, 1931

First Nation: Tsimshian

Photographer: Dr. Large and Mr. Thomas

UCCA, 1993.049P/388
Two story wooden house with dark trim. A group of people, including children are standing on covered porch. Grassy area is shown in front of house.

Bella Coola mission house

Bella Coola, [between 1907 and 1910]

First Nation: Nuxalk

Photographer: Dr. R.W. Large

"The house was built by J.C. Spencer." -- note on back of photograph.

UCCA, 1993.049P/389
Two storey house showing side view in front of mountains and trees. One coniferous tree is shown in front of house. Three people, including one chidl in a dress is standing in between house and tree.

Bella Coola mission house

Bella Coola, [190-?]

First Nation: Nuxalk

UCCA, 1993.049P/390
A blakc and a white and black cat are sitting on overturned wooden boat.The black cat is licking a dead fish draped over the boat.

Missionary's cats enjoy a lunch in his absence

Bella Coola, 1928 July

First Nation: Nuxalk

Photographer: Rev. J.E. Rendle

UCCA, 1993.049P/391
A person is standing in front of a log cabin with side wood shack in front of forest and in the distance snow covered mountains.

[An Indigenous persons' home in the forest near Bella Coola]

Bella Coola, 1928 July

First Nation: Nuxalk

Photographer: Rev. J.E. Rendle

UCCA, 1993.049P/392
A group of Indigenous children are standing and sitting in front of a wooden building. A non-Indigenous person in white blouse and dark skirt is standing next to them.

[Bella Coola Day Institution advanced class with teacher]

Bella Coola, 1928 July

First Nation:Nuxalk

Photographer: Rev. J.E. Rendle

UCCA, 1993.049P/393
A group of Indigenous children in dresses are standing on plank road with wooden buildings behind them.

[Children from Day Institution in holiday attire at Bella Coola]

Bella Coola, 1928 July

First Nation: Nuxalk

Photographer: Rev. J.E. Rendle

UCCA, 1993.049P/394
A group of Indigenous people are standing and sitting on a gravel are, holding pick axes and poles. Coniferous trees are on either side of them and the mountains are in the distance.

[A company of Nuxalk workers : Chief and young men, Bella Coola]

Bella Coola, 1928 July

First Nation: Nuxalk

Photographer: Rev. J.E. Rendle

UCCA, 1993.049P/395
A person smoking a pipe is sitting on a wooden chair with a blanket. A wooden stump is the forefront and cloth is hung around the person.

Head Chief, John Saxeteus

Bella Coola, 1928 July

First Nation: Nuxalk

Photographer: Rev. J.E. Rendle

UCCA, 1993.049P/396
A row of white houses are behind a wooden fence. A planked road is to the right of the houses. Behind the houses, mountains are covered by fog.

[Main street in the Bella Coola village]

Bella Coola, 1928 July

First Nation: Nuxalk

Photographer: Rev. J.E. Rendle

UCCA, 1993.049P/397
Bella Coola scene at end of cannery wharf

Bella Coola scene at end of cannery wharf

Bella Coola, 1928 July

First Nation: Nuxalk

Photographer: Rev. J.E. Rendle

UCCA, 1993.049P/398
View of wharf over frozen water. Two identical long wooden buildings are built on wharf. Other wooden houses are in the distance.

Bella Coola cannery

Bella Coola, [19--]

First Nation: Nuxalk

UCCA, 1993.049P/400
Wooden wharf crossing water with mountains in the distance. Trees and rocks are in the foreground.

Bella Coola wharf, B.C.

Bella Coola, [19--]

First Nation: Nuxalk

UCCA, 1993.049P/436
A line of wooden houses behind wooden fences are in front of mountains in the distance.

[Nuxalk homes in Bella Coola, B.C.]

Bella Coola, [19--]

First Nation: Nuxalk

UCCA, 1993.049P/437