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House posts inside longhouse in Kassan (Prince of Wales Island), AK
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House posts inside longhouse in Kassan (Prince of Wales Island), AK

The center pole is meant to depict Konakadet (sometimes spelled Gonakadet), a monster aquatic wolf with some features of a Killer Whale. Konakadet was allso known to the Haidas as "Wasgo.)

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  • Terry "Hagoo" Peele and Loyd Heath chatting in the carving shed in Hydaburg, AK. Terry is a proud Haida carver. We met him on a visit to Hydaburg in August, 2013 when he told us about Haida culture and sang for us. He insisted that he is a Haida and doesn't like to be called an Indian, explaining that "Columbus got that all wrong!" Historically the Haida have been known for their art and also as fierce warriors. The Haida Gwaii Islands (formerly called the Queen Charlotte Islands) have been their ancestral home for thousands of years but in the 17th century some of them emigrated (in dugout canoes) to Prince of Wales Island in Southeast Alaska and settled in a community now known as Hydaburg. This photo was taken by my travelling companion Albino Amador.
  • Terry "Hagoo" Peele is a proud Haida carver. We met him at the carving shed in Hydaburg where he told us about Haida culture and sang for us. He insisted that he is a Haida and doesn't like to be called an Indian, explaining that "Columbus got that all wrong!" He is seen here singing a Haida song in the carving shed while accompanying himself on a bentwood box drum. The Haida Gwaii Islands (formerly called the Queen Charlotte Islands) have been the ancestral home of the Haida for thousands of years but in the 17th century some of them emigrated (in dugout canoes) to Prince of Wales Island in Southeast Alaska and settled in a community now known as Hydaburg.
  • Overview of totems in the Hydaburg schoolyard.
  • Friendship Pole
  • Konakadet
  • House posts inside longhouse in Kassan (Prince of Wales Island), AK
  • Kasaan Longhouse from the Beach
  • 'Ksan
  • 'Ksan
  • Known as the "Hole in the Sky" totem pole, this pole is located in Gitanyow (formerly call Kitwancool), BC
  • Totem pole located in Gitanyow (formerly known as Kitwancool), BC
  • Detail of totem pole in Gitanyow (formerly known as Kitwancool) BC.
  • Totem pole located in Kispiox, BC. Kispiox is a Gitxsan small village at the confluence of the Kispiox and Skeena rivers. It is known as a fisherman's paradise.
  • Totem pole is Kispiox, BC. Kispiox is a Gitxsan small village at the confluence of the Kispiox and Skeena rivers. It is known as a fisherman's paradise.
  • Totems at Kispiox, impending storm
  • Totem pole located in Prince Rupert, BC.
  • This exhibit is located in the Monumental Gallery of the Museum of Northern British Columbia in Prince Rupert. The gallery overlooks Prince Rupert Harbor.
  • Sleeping Totem in Kitwanga
  • This sketch of me photographing the totem poles in Hydaburg, AK by my brother-in-law Kris Anderson. It was made during a trip in 1997.
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