Unknown to Alice Ravenhill (May.4, 1941)
An unknown representative of the Okanagan Society for the Revival of Indian Arts and Crafts (OSRIAC) expresses regret that Ravenhill will not be able to travel to the Okanagan to visit Inkameep. S/he informs her that the OSRIAC was formed to collaborate with the British Columbia Indian Arts and Crafts Welfare Society (BCIACWS), not to supersede it. The writer expresses regret that the BCIACWS will not continue to support the artistic development of Francis Batiste (Sis-hu-lk). Finally, s/he mentions fundraising efforts to send pupils from Inkameep on a trip to Victoria.
Alice Ravenhill
Royal BC Museum, BC Archives (F/1/R19)
May.4, 1941
Anthony Walsh to Alice Ravenhill (May.6, 1941)
Walsh mentions the artistic progress of a former student named Johnny, whose work is being sold and solicited. He suggests a couple changes to “The Tale of the Nativity” and asks Ravenhill if she can get Major Bullock-Webster to arrange for moving pictures to be taken of the plays and photos of the boys in their costumes. He also mentions that the topic of the “Revival of Indian Arts and Crafts” came up recently in a meeting with the Summerland Board of Trade and that, as a result, his students at Inkameep have been invited to put on “an evening of Indian plays.”
Anthony Walsh
Royal BC Museum, BC Archives (F/I/R19)
May.6, 1941
SFBCIAC Scrapbook, Page Twenty-One
A review of "The Tale of the Nativity," a story written by the Aboriginal children under Anthony Walsh's tutelage at the Inkameep Indian Day School in Oliver, B.C. and illustrated by Francis Baptise (Sis-hu-lk) that appeared in the "The School"
The Society for the Furtherance of B.C. Indian Arts and Crafts
Royal BC Museum, BC Archives (F/I/R19)
The B.C. Historical Quarterly
1940
SFBCIAC's Scrapbook, Page Five
Articles describing: 1) The students from the Inkameep Indian Day School, the Can-Oos-Sez Skay-Loo Players, won the Oskenonton Cup for 1940. 2) Paintings by Francis Baptise were displayed at the third annual Rotary Fair in Penticton. 3) Anthony Walsh's efforts at the Inkameep Indian Day School to develop the artistic abilities of his students.
The Society for the Furtherance of B.C. Indian Arts and Crafts
Royal BC Museum, BC Archives (F/I/R19)
Penticton Herald; The Daily Province
1940