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
Side view of a wooden building with a bell near the front entrance. A wooden shed is the back.

School house, Meanskinisht

Cedarvale, [19--]

First Nation: Nisga'a

UCCA, 1993.049P/1809N
Blurred image of grass in the forefront and multiple wooden buldings in teh centre in front of trees.

[Longhouse at Takush, B.C.]

Takush, [19--]

First Nation: Gwa'sala-'Nakwaxda'xw

Photographer: Miss Patten

UCCA, 1993.049P/1811N
Three wooden buildings are lined near the water. The middle building is a school building. The image has been torn.

[Smith's Inlet Day School]

Takush, [19--]

First Nation: Gwa'sala-'Nakwaxda'xw

UCCA, 1993.049P/1812
Seven Indigenous children sitting on wooden dock, two are smiling and laughing and the others are looking straight ahead.. Mountains are behind them.

[Indigenous children at Bella Coola]

Bella Coola, [19--?]

First Nation: Ulkatcho Carrier

UCCA, 1993.049P/1816
An Indigenous child in dress and bare feet is standing against a wooden building and looking around the corner.

[Indigenous child, Bella Coola]

Bella Coola, [19-?]

First Nation: Ulkatcho Carrier

UCCA, 1993.049P/1818
Stick First Nation child

Stick Indian child, Bella Coola

Bella Coola, [19-?]

First Nation: Ulkatcho Carrier

Photographer: Rev. R.C. Scott, Ocean Falls, B.C.

"These people came down the Bella Coola River from the Interior of British Columbia : note way in which Baby is laced into framework of willows : Coast Indians have abandoned such practices." - note on back of photograph.

UCCA, 1993.049P/1817
Two adults in long dresses stadning on wooden walkway, one is holding an infant swaddled. A child is standing next to the infant.

[Woman with infant laced in cradle, Bella Bella, B.C.]

Bella Bella, [19--]

First Nation: Heiltsuk

UCCA, 1993.049P/1819
A group of Indigenous children and youth in dresses and brimmed hats are standing in two lines on wooden walkway. A building is to their left. Mountains are in the distance.

[Children in hats, lined up along a boardwalk with the day school (Kitimaat Residential School) in the background]

Kitammat, 1910

First Nation: Haisla

UCCA, 1993.049P/1835
Small wooden buildings line the bottom of a rocky hill. Snow is covering the ground. Wooden boxes and other debris is laying in the snow.

Fisherby [i.e. Fishery] Bay

Fisherby Bay, [ca. 1903]

First Nation: Unidentified

Photographer: Rev. R.A. Spencer

UCCA, 1993.049P/1836
Tinted image of Indigenous person standing next to an elder who is sitting and holding a ane and basket.

A God-mother and granddaughter, Kitimaat

Kitamaat, [19--]

First Nation: Haisla

UCCA, 1993.049P/1929S
Colout tintedimage of two Indigenous children sittingwith two Indigenous infants. A large basket held by an adult is behind them.

[Coast Salish] children, Sardis, B.C.

Sardis, [19--]

First Nation: Coast Salish

UCCA, 1993.049P/1931S
Three Indigenous youth in dresses are standing around a metal wah bin next to building walls. The image has been colour tinted.

[Three Coast Salish youths standing around a wash tub, Sardis, B.C.]

Sardis, [19--]

First Nation: Coast Salish

UCCA, 1993.049P/1932S
An older Indigenous person wrapped in a patterned shawl is standing in front of a wooden building. A number 8 is marked on the building.

An [older Indigenous person]

[19--]

First Nation: Unidentified

UCCA, 1993.049P/1933S
Two Indigenous youth are standing on either side of a wicker carriage holding an infant. They are stadning on a wooden boardwalk with houses behind them.

[Two girls watching over an infant in carriage]

[19--]

First Nation: Unidentified

UCCA, 1993.049P/1934S
Tinted head shot of an Indigenous person that is oval framed.

[Portrait of an Indigenous person]

[19--]

First Nation: Unidentified

UCCA, 1993.049P/1935S
Profile head shot of Indigenous person with moustache.

[Profile of an Indigenous person]

[19--]

First Nation: Unidentified

UCCA, 1993.049P/1936S
A person is standing in shadow undeneath a large outdoor drying rack. Fish are hanging from the top.

[Indigenous Peoples drying fish, B.C.]

[19--]

First Nation: Unidentified

UCCA, 1993.049P/1948S
Wooden buildings are lined along the coast with stairs in front of each leading to the water. Trees are behind the building.

[Indigenous village, B.C. coast]

[19--]

First Nation: Unidentified

UCCA, 1993.049P/1949S
Colour tinted group portraitof Indigenous people, sitting and standing, wearing ceremonial clothing, hats, masks and face paint.

[Indigenous Peoples in ceremonial dress with faces painted or masked, British Columbia]

[19--]

First Nation: Unidentified

UCCA, 1993.049P/1951S
Colour tinted image of congregation standing outside church building in Cape Mudge

Minister and [We Wai Kai] congregation, Cape Mudge

Cape Mudge, [19--]

First Nation: We Wai Kai

UCCA, 1993.049P/1960S