The Nisga'a
Background
editList of poles
editImage | Name | Sculptor | Location | Notes | Ref(s) |
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Eagle-Halibut pole of Laa'i | Oyay Tait | Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia | Created c. 1870. Purchased by the University of British Columbia in 1947. Restored by Norman Tait in the 1970s. | [1] | |
Heritage Totem | Josiah Tait Norman Tait |
Port Edward, British Columbia | Created c. 1973. | [2] | |
Ni'isjoohl totem pole | Oyay Tait | Nisg̱aʼa Museum | Created c. 1860. Stolen by Marius Barbeau in 1929 and purchased by the Royal Scottish Museum. Returned to the Nisga'a in 2023. | [3][4] |
References
edit- ^ "Ancient totem reassembled for anthropological museum". The Vancouver Sun. 15 September 1976. p. 7. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "Totem represents all Indians". The Vancouver Sun. 11 June 1973. p. 33. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ Selkirk, Diane (22 December 2022). "Inside the Nisga'a Nation's Fight to Get a 36-Foot Totem Pole Back From Scotland". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "Stolen totem pole formally welcomed home to Nisga'a territory after nearly a century in Scottish museum". CBC News. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.