Category: Community Celebrations
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The first photo shows Mr. and Mrs. Don Elliott with baby Donna, the winner of the Best Baby Contest, part of the Corpus Christi celebrations in May of 1961. The second photo shows Mrs. Gary Charlie, with Gary Junior, the winner of the baby contest in 1963. The baby care class was run by Indian…
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Abel Joe and some Tzinquaw cast members, along with many children, on the street promoting the opera.
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Picture of Charlie Seward pulling in tug-of-war, which was a new event at the Vancouver Island Exhibition. Charlie Seward was captain of the team, comprised mainly of people from Nanaimo. (Published on 16 September 1961).
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People from the Native Friendship Centre, developed to help connect local aboriginal and non-aboriginal communities. (Published 19 October 1977).
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Performance to celebrate the raising of new totems in Duncan.
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Children’s parade during the Bonanza Daze celebrations in Duncan.
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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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Woman dancing in traditional clothing including a feather headdress.
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Restoration of the Stone “Butter” Church on Comiaken Hill in 1957.
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Float for the Duncan Parade in June, 1955. A truck decorated in blankets and banners featuring an eagle statue and many people, including children, in traditional outfits on the float.
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