Category: Clothing and Ceremonial Dress
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Jennifer Williams, holding the trophy for Indian Princess, wearing a buckskin outfit and crown carved by Edmund Billy from Squamish. Standing next to her is her sister, Debbie. (Featured in the Cowichan Leader, 22 July 1970).
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Elderly man and woman seated outside, c1912.
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Masked dancers in traditional outfits performing in front of many spectators during a potlatch in kwa’mutsun | Quamichan Village, circa 1900’s.
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A long house with people who have been learning the treasured native dance.
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Children having fun at Bonanza Daze in Duncan: taking part in the parade, dancing, and eating ice cream. (Published 22 July 1970).
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Children’s parade during the Bonanza Daze celebrations in Duncan.
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Women walking with head coverings during a procession from their Catholic School days.
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Religious procession of people in robes walking with an ornate banner.
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Mrs. Modeste demonstrates spinning wool to Mrs. Eaton and Mrs. Elaine Dobbyn as part of the Friendship Bazaar at the Eagle’s Hall. (Published 29 April 1964).
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Potlatch at Somenos featuring a canoe behind a tall blanket. Everyone in the image is watching as Masked Dancers appear.
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