Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw

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

6 images
A Gwa'sala family of three children and two adults stand with a white teacher at the entry way of a building.

[Smith's Inlet Day School teacher Winnifred Potter with a Gwa'sala family]

[1932]

First Nation: Gwa'sala-'Nakwaxda'xw

Photographer: [Denzil G. Ridout]

This photograph is contained in Denzil Ridout's album of his visit to the Pacific coast marine missions. More detailed descriptions of his trip and many of the photographs may be found in Ridout's personal papers.

UCCA, 1986.229P/5-314
White teacher standing outdoors is speaking with a Gwa'sala adult and three children, standing in doorway.

[Smith's Inlet Day School teacher Winnifred Potter with a Gwa'sala family]

[1932]

First Nation: Gwa'sala-'Nakwaxda'xw

Photographer: [Denzil G. Ridout]

This photograph forms part of an album. See also Denzil Ridout's personal papers (Fonds 3220).

UCCA, 1986.229P/5-315
White teacher is standing outdoors, with arms outstretched next to three Gwa'sala children and one adult, all of whom are standing in the doorway of a building.

[Smith's Inlet Day School teacher Winnifred Potter with a Gwa'sala family]

[1932]

First Nation: Gwa'sala-'Nakwaxda'xw

Photographer: [Denzil G. Ridout]

This photograph forms part of an album. See also Denzil Ridout's personal papers (Fonds 3220).

UCCA, 1986.229P/5-316
Inside a home, two white adults stand with a seated and standing Gwa'sala family - two adults and three children. A firepit roasts in front of them.

[Captain R.C. Scott and Winnifred Potter inside a longhouse with a Gwa'sala family]

[1932]

First Nation: Gwa'sala-'Nakwaxda'xw

Photographer: [Denzil G. Ridout]

This photograph forms part of an album. See also Denzil Ridout's personal papers (Fonds 3220).

UCCA, 1986.229P/5-317
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