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Inkameep Indian School
Oliver, B.C.
Canada
April 20th, 1941
Dear Miss Ravenhill:
I am sending you off the pictures you asked for. When you have finished with them could you send them on to the Art Gallery at Vancouver. I am enclosing one of Sis-hu-lk’s buckskin pictures, to let them see his other type of work. During the week I was away I visited with Mrs. KRANSTOEVER, a Swiss artist, who does beautiful tapestry work. I was thrilled by her beautiful studies of our Okanagan Indians. I can still see them so clearly in my mind. It was one of the happiest afternoons that I have spent for a long time, to know that such a fine artist was interested in our Indians. I think it would be good policy to write the Art Gallery about her, as she should be asked to exhibit. You might possibly like to see her work before it goes to the Gallery.
The Indian Committee here is starting to take shape, and I hope that it will grow and expand and do great work. Just now my mind is full of thoughts about our coming play, to be performed at the local Drama Festival to be held next Friday.
In haste,
Yours sincerely,
Anthony Walsh
PS. MRS. KRANSTOEVER
SUMMERLAND,
B.C.
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Anthony Walsh writes that he has attached pictures of artwork by Sis-hu-lk (Frances Baptiste) to this letter that he asks Alice Ravenhill to send on to the Vancouver Art Gallery once she has looked at them. He mentions a Swiss tapestry artist, Miss Kranstoever, who has visited the Inkameep school and produced a study of the Okanagan Indians and urges Ravenhill to invite this artist to exhibit her work at the Gallery. Walsh also refers to "the Indian Committee" [the Okanagan Society for the Revival of Indian Arts and Crafts], which he says is taking shape, and to "our coming play" ["An Indian Nativity Play"] which was performed the following Friday.
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April 20, 1941
"An Indian Nativity Play"
"The Tale of the Nativity"
Alice Ravenhill
Anthony Walsh
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Buckskin
Exhibit
Francis Baptiste
Miss Kranstoever
Play
Sis-hu-lk
Swiss
Tapestry
The Okanagan Society for the Revival of Indian Arts and Crafts
Vancouver Art Gallery
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SFBCIAC Scrapbook, Page Twenty-Nine
THE DAILY PROVINCE. VANCOUVER.
“Meet Mr. Coyote” Splendid Example of Indian Boys’ Art”
By PALETTE.
The Society for Furtherance of B.C. Indian Arts and Crafts contributes to the Christmas season two unique publications illustrated entirely by Indian children of the province. These little volumes, entertaining and original, are inspired additions to western art and literature.
“Meet Mr. Coyote” is illustrated by boys of the Thompson tribe at the Indian school of St. George at Lytton. This first series of legends of the tribe, gathered by the boys’ teacher, Noel Stewart, has a genuine regional note. Both pictures and story have more than a suggestion of that rich flavour or naïve contact with the animal people which made “Uncle Remus” a classic of the Southern States.
OKANAGAN SETTING.
A handsome reprint of “The Tale of the Nativity,” illustrated by the Indian boy-artist Sis-hu-lk, is undoubtedly destined for considerable public favour as something distinctly of the province. Already a first edition has been exhausted, purchased not only here but far beyond our borders.
“The Tale of the Nativity,” as told to their teacher, Anthony Walsh, by the Indian children of Inkameep and described in pictures by the boy-artist whose work has been admired in the Art Gallery and even in London, has a simple delightful form which is almost mediaeval in quality and structure.
Both drawings and narrative describe the event as if the Nativity had taken place in remote times in the Okanagan Valley, the unexpected variations, bringing the story right home to our doors so to speak, produce an effect of singular and poignant charm.
FORMED YEAR AGO.
These publications, so artistically contrived and inexpensive, are among praiseworthy results already achieved by the Society for the Furtherance of B.C. Indian Arts and Crafts, which was formed last year.
Realizing the fine creative spirit of the Northwest coast tribes in the past, a group of well-known educators, under the leadership of Miss Alice Ravenhill, was formed at Victoria. Convinced that this spirit is only dormant, the group seeks to encourage the latent talents of young Indians especially.
The Victoria committee believes, and it is already proving, that if this element is aroused it can be applied in many directions, including fine commercial design applicable to tourist articles. Those interested in joining a Vancouver committee now being contemplated may communicate with Miss Ravenhill, Hotel Windermere, Victoria.
BRITAIN’S CHILD ARTISTS
In the midst of war much interest has been paid throughout the Empire to the idea of warding the children, both physically and spiritually, from evil effects of the conflict. Art, being a natural form of expression for the young, has been used effectively as part of this purpose. British children have sent a large and remarkable collection of their drawings and paintings to the Dominion. More than 200 of their works are now being exhibited in the Art Gallery at Toronto, and will later visit other cities across Canada.
This increased interest in art among children in these perilous times serves as another symbol of the hope and vitality of the people of the Empire. Here in Vancouver the free Saturday morning classes at the gallery, resumed this winter, have gone ahead with great enthusiasm among both children and instructors.
The results accomplished and spirit displayed by the youthful artists is nothing short of astonishing. In watching these future citizens of Vancouver engrossed in their work one feels that their lives are being immeasurably enriched.
Kamloops Sentinel Editorial Page
(Wednesday, December 24, 1941)
“Delightful Booklet”
A DELIGHTFUL booklet entitled “Meet Mr. Coyote” has been prepared by the Indian pupils of St. George’s Indian School at Lytton, and now is on public sale at 25 cents per copy. Illustrated by means of lino-cuts made by the Indian lads, the booklet is the first of a series of Indian legends of the Thompson tribe. The tales are of the Animal Folk who inhabited the Fraser and Kamloops area in Indian mythology. The booklet is published by the Victoria branch of the Society for the Furtherance of B.C. Tribal Arts and Crafts.
“Indian Legends Booklets Fill Xmas Gift Need”
LYTTON.
The first of a legendary series of Thompson Indian lore booklets has been published by the St. George pupils, and they are now ready for Christmas sale. Made up very handsomely, and written in a most interesting style, they are illustrated with lino-craft. All work, both prose and drawings and well as lino carving, was done by the pupils of the school. A Victoria printer completed the job.
In the booklet, which sells for 25 cents, there are ten stories. Each one would be enjoyed by either old or young. A foreword is written into the booklet by Alice Ravenhill, of Victoria, who is an authority on the subject, who is herself an author of some repute of Indian legend in B.C. The booklet is the first publication, although various brochures have come from the school, via the handicrafts section, which is one of the most useful and thorough in all B.C. Noel Stewart, who succeeded Mr. let as Principal, is to be congratulated for his carrying on the good work started some years ago. Send 25 cents to St. George’s School at Lytton for one of these booklets and assist in keeping Indian Lore.
“Lytton Indian School Booklet Published”
LYTTON.
A first booklet of legendary tales of the kindly animal folks who once inhabited these beautiful valleys, has been prepared by the Indian pupils of St. George’s School, Lytton, and published by the Society for the Furtherance of Indian Arts and Crafts, Victoria, at a price of twenty-five cents.
This booklet is very handsomely done and contains ten beautiful illustrations by the boy artists of the school. The stories are in a charming style suitable for both adult and child reading. These Indian booklets make a handsome Christmas gift. With each book bought before New Year an additional booklet entitled, “The Animal People’s Trip to the Pacific Coast” is given away free.
Send for your booklet to Mr. Noel Stewart, St. George’s School, Lytton, B.C.
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Further clippings relating to the publication and successful reception of "Meet Mr. Coyote," a series of ten legends belonging to the Thompson Tribe that was illustrated by Noel Stewart's students at St. George's Indian Residential School at Lytton, B.C. and published by the British Columbia Indian Arts and Crafts Welfare Society in 1941.
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The Daily Province; The Kamloops Sentinel
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Dec.24, 1941
"Meet Mr. Coyote"
"The Tale of the Nativity"
Alice Ravenhill
Anthony Walsh
Francis Baptiste
Legend
Lino-cuts
Lytton
Noel Stewart
Publication
Sis-hu-lk
St. George's Indian Residential School
Story
The British Columbia Indian Arts and Crafts Welfare Society
The Society for the Furtherance of British Columbia Indian Arts and Crafts
Told-to Narratives
Victoria
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SFBCIAC Scrapbook, Page 20
B.C. Historical Quarterly Review (Jan, 1941)
The Tale of the Nativity, As Told by the Indian Children of Inkameep, British Columbia. Published by Miss Alice Ravenhill, Windermere Hotel, Victoria, B.C. Paper, 19 pages, with 8 illustrations by Sis-hu-lk. Price, 25 cents. For the past seven or eight years Mr. Anthony Walsh has been working with the children of Inkameep School with a view to encouraging them to develop their own artistic abilities. He felt that Indian children had talents of their own which, if given scope, would result in real contributions of our artistic life, and he was not mistaken. The present booklet sets forth the story of the Nativity as told by the Indian boys and girls, and is illustrated with drawings done in purely native style by one of their number. A brief quotation may be permissible by way of illustration. After the birth of the child, “Joseph let the men come in one at a time. They knelt and looked down on the beautiful Baby, and though they did not speak out loud they told Him all that was in their hearts. The youngest man who was a cripple then went up and put his pet brown mouse on the corner of the cradle. It stood up on its hind legs, tucked its front feet under its chin and bowed to the baby. Then it crawled into the lacing near the feet of the Baby, curled up and went to sleep. The oldest man had brought the prettiest of mountain lambs and laid it at Mary’s feet. Then, each in turn, went up and shook hands with Mary. After they had warmed themselves at the fire and Joseph had made them some Indian tea, they bowed their heads and left” (p.12). The drawings scattered throughout the text are equally charming. We owe to Mr. Walsh, and to Miss Ravenhill and her publication committee, a debt of deep gratitude for having brought this concrete example of Indian ability to us. K.E.K.
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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"
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The B.C. Historical Quarterly
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1940
"The Tale of the Nativity"
Alice Ravenhill
Anthony Walsh
B.C. Historical Quarterly
Francis Baptiste
Inkameep Indian Day School
Review
Sis-hu-lk
Story
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confine their “art instruction” to set copies, giving no scope for the exercise of the childrens latent gifts; and of course copies
February 24th 1941 .
Dear Mr. Stewart,
I think I must have tried your patience in keeping your Legends so long without further information as to the action being taken towards their publication; unfortunately I have been in bed again (though I hope now to become a reformed character) and the Committee met after a long interval only last Friday. I reported the disinclination to consider any suggestion by the firm I thought would surely say “yes”; and that I am engaged curtailing the letter press and putting the suggested booklet in shape before a further venture. A member of our Committee, in the thick of our artistic business here, a practical lithographer, at once said he would break ground with another source and hopes to secure what we want; an attractive little booklet for the coming Tourist season. So that is that for the moment.
Next; do your boys actually produce any drawings on a larger scale, or at present do they concentrate on these humorous little illustrations. I ask because I am trying to interest the National Gallery of Canada in the idea of an Exhibition of pictures from our B.C. Indian Schools. This arose from the visit here of a notable artist from the east greatly struck with the uncommon genius of the lad who illustrated the “Tale of the Nativity” and who pressed on the Director of the National Gallery the importance of showing his pictures at Ottawa. It seems no “one man” show is allowed and the director writes asking me if pictures though less gifted are available from other Indian schools in B.C. This is not easy thing to find out, especially as most [page break] confine their “Art instruction” to set copies, giving no scope for the exercise of th childrens latent gifts of imagination or skill, and obviously copies do not count. I imagine neither Cape Mudge or Hazelton teachers intend to answer my letters; so all the more I value the kind interest, valuable evidence of St. George’s school’s work and my introduction to Mr. Lett and yourself. I hope to report progress to you shortly; meanwhile what in your idea supposing we succeed in our proposal; what proportion of profits have you in mind for yourself and the school. Obviously a percentage would be due to our Committee for their “risk” and work; but in the event of our success I want to know your ideas on the subject. Our sole funds have been the surplus from the distribution and all costs of “The Tale of the Nativity”; the work developing on me has been immense; not that I advance any claim except for out of pocket costs; but without some financial help our work could not proceed, economical as I am in its conduct. for the moment it is a matter of mutual assistance to advance our objects.
Please remember me kindly to Mr. Lett, and tell him how grateful I am for his practical interest; I am desperately sorry I cannot accept his invitation to come and meet you all.
Yours very sincerely,
[Alice Ravenhill]
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Alice Ravenhill informs Noel Stewart on the progress of his and his students' book of Legends: she writes that the committee is hard at work deciding what the shape and format will be for "an attractive little booklet for the coming Tourist season." She also expresses appreciation for his continued efforts, lamenting the lack of response from the educators at the schools at Alert Bay and Hazleton, and inquires as to whether his students might be interested in producing larger artworks for a special show to be held at the National Gallery in Ottawa.
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Feb.24, 1941
"Meet Mr. Coyote"
"The Tale of the Nativity"
Alice Ravenhill
Art
Cape Mudge
Drawing
Illustration
Legend
Noel Stewart
picture
Residential Schools
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Duplicates to Rev. F Burnling, Reply - Hazelton
and Rev. F Inglfield, Alert Bay, No reply
Feb.6th 1941
To the Red. J.M.Kennedy. O.N.I.
Indian School.
Kamloops. B.C.
Dear Sir,
I venture to trespass upon you [sic] time to tell you of a movement started some months ago in Victoria, with the approval of the Director of the Indian Affairs Office at Ottawa and of Major McKay at Vancouver, to revive where opportunity offers, the latent arts of the young people in the Indian Schools of the Province with the view of assisting them to an improved economic future by the sale of accurate “souvenirs”; to incite them to contribute along these lines to Canadian culture, and, not least to bring about a more sympathetic relation between them and their white fello [sic] Canadians. These practical efforts arose from the start made at Inkameep under Anthony Walsh and at St. George’s School, Lytton under Noel Stewart, who have found that be encouraging the elder children to express their own ideas either of the mythical personages playing parts in their old folklore or in the painting of the wild life with which some are surrounded or of their own activities quite remarkable evidence of marked ability come to the surface in a fair proportion, capable of development into carefully supervised commercial levels. Major Bullock-Webster (A member of the Committee here of which I am Secretary) finds similar innate gifts show themselves in reproduction of native legends or plays in dramatic form.
You will I know, share my Committee’s desire to supersede the inaccurate representations of so-called B.C. art in souvenir stores throughout the Province; and those of this desire will take time and organization to realize. I am anxious to secure the interest of those in charge of these Indian schools by allowing me to hear whether any of the children have tried thus to develop their latent gifts along their own (untaught) lines, and whether the Art [page break] Instructor in your schools is interested in this effort and has tried experiments with the children.
Captain Barry is definitely interested in our project, and desirous of bringing selected representations of the outstanding skills of their forebears before the young people, not with intention that they should be copied, unless with the idea of reproducing them in different ways for eventual sale, but by stimulating them to endeavour to develop for themselves abilities which shall open in them means of honourable self support and a demonstration that they too can contribute to the economic and not least the artistic life of Canada. No doubt you have seen a copy of “The Tale of the Nativity” which my Committee published and of which many more than the 1000 copies printed have been called for from England and U.S.A. as well as Canada. We hope to publish further evidences of the Indian childrens’ gifts and I am hoping that presently you will trust me with specimens of spontaneous work along some lines from your own school.
Yours very truly,
[Alice Ravenhill]
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Alice Ravenhill to J.M Kennedy (Feb.6, 1941)
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One of several form letters Alice Ravenhill sent out to the principals and teachers Indian Residential and Day schools across British Columbia to inquire about existing arts-based education initiatives and to invite these educators to join the BCIACWS in supporting and building on the initiatives began by Anthony Walsh and Noel Stewart. She explains that her intent with focusing on art in particular is to "bring about a more sympathetic relation between them and their white fello [sic] Canadians" and to replace the kitchy Aboriginal-themed souvenirs in tourist shops with actual artwork by Aboriginal students at Residential Schools, in the interest of showing them how to utilize their artistic talents to make a living.
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Alice Ravenhill
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Royal BC Museum, BC Archives (F/I/R19)
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Feb.6, 1941
"The Tale of the Nativity"
Anthony Walsh
Indian Affairs
Inkameep Day School
Legend
Major Bullock-Webster
Major McKay
Noel Stewart
Play
Publication
Residential School
Souvenir
St. George's Indian Residential School
Story
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Jan. 3, 1941
Dear Mr. Stewart,
Happily you mentioned that you would be away from Lytton for a few days or I should feel great reproaches for the delay in saying, “Thank you many times over for the charming, novel and totally unexpected gift from you and your boys; valuable from several points of view, for it suggests a line of Indian “souvenir” which should find a ready sale in the tourist season. As soon as great pressure of work permits I shall take it to one or two likely stores here and sounds them on the subject. Then, also, I want to reassure you of the safety of your press cuttings. I have written for duplicates where I can trace their origin; and Mr. Walsh in whose too brief visit has told me a source from which I should get the address of “the Family Herald.”
Now, for you opinion. The successful sale of “The Tale of the Nativity” (I believe all the 1000 copies are sold) lands the stores here to ask for a booklet they could sell tourists in the summer. Consulting my Committee they are so pleased with your cuttings that I am desired to ask further information concerning the 35 Legends you tell me are “being considered” by an American publisher. Could we secure their publication in B.C. would you feel like asking their return to you for the purpose. What is your idea of price, profits, and their utilization. After paying for the artist’s illustrations in “The Tale” the small (relatively) profits are coming to Committee to carry on work, hitherto paid out of my slender purse; they amount only after payment of commission to stores, costs of distribution, complimentary copies, etc., to about 130 dollars. But subscriptions bore the [end of fragment].
[Alice Ravenhill]
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Alice Ravenhill to Noel Stewart (Jan.3, 1941)
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Tourism; profits; publishing
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Alice Ravenhill refers to a wooden carving made by Noel Stewart's students of "Mr. Coyote taking his Sunday Service" as a potential model for a type of Aboriginal souvenir that could be produced by the children in Residential schools and sold in shops in cities like Victoria. Further, she expresses explicit interest in building on the success of "The Tale of Nativity" by publishing a small booklet of Aboriginal tales, also to be prepared and illustrated by Mr. Stewart's students, which could be sold in a similar manner to her proposed figurines. The later pages of the letter are missing.
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Alice Ravenhill
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Royal BC Museum, BC Archives (F/I/R19)
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Jan.3, 1941
"The Tale of the Nativity"
Alice Ravenhill
Anthony Walsh
Legend
Noel Stewart
Publication
Residential School
Souvenir
St. George's Indian Residential School
Story
The Family Herald
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Dec.18th 1940
Noel Stewart,
Thank you warmly for your interesting letter, which also brings encouragement to me. Your experience in these various schools makes me wish you were nearer Victoria, so that I could get all you could give from your experience. Did I tell you I am preparing a series of 20 Charts for use in the Indian schools of this Province to bring before the children specimens of the fine accomplishments of their forfathers [sic] and to stimulate their desire to try their own power to emulate them in one or another of the wide range they covered. I wanted to prepare portfolios for each school showing the line of former achievements by their own Tribes, and still think it the better method, but Captain Barry prefers this other way, and the commission came to me direct from Ottawa. I have also to write a Handbook with many details of origin, significance, legendary associations, etc of each of the 160 illustrations; a huge work; it will not be ready till the end of February. I have tried in vain to get the Macmillan, the Oxford University Press or any publisher to issue a collection of the agenda of the Province I selected from their own old representations of the characters concerned. I am sure there would be a ready sale. No one in Victoria is the least interested; there is no anthropologist at the Museum and no authority in the Archives Department. For the first time I have been asked to lecture at the Summer School next July on Indian Arts and Crafts, but, alas, I am almost 82, and have to refuse what I have longed to do for twelve years.
Please make time to send me the dates of the Vancouver papers to [page break] you refer as having published the legends and illustrations. I never see a Vancouver paper. You mention two stories in the “Sun” and more in the “Province”. Can you tell me how to address the Winnipeg “Free Press” and if you will further assist by adding the price and postage cost of each paper I can send the necessary prepayments at a considerable saving to myself. Have you seen “The Tale of the Nativity” published by my Committee, as told by the children of the Inkameep School. There are very few of the 1000 copies printed left; if you would like a copy and can make up 25 cents, you shall have one of the few remaining. Frankly, so I have had to be our Committee’s banker until the sale of this “Tale” and have had to send out complimentary and specimen copies I have to sound mercenary. I would risk enclosing the attractive booklet, but you may have had a copy.
Any further details you can send me will be a great help; I dream of issuing for next Christmas a collection of tribal legends, for instance, to arouse yet more public realisation of what our Indian children can offer. Forgive more now; but accept my warm appreciation of your long letter and my delight at our mutual interest. With all kindly greetings and good wishes,
yours sincerely,
[Alice Ravenhill]
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Alice Ravenhill to Noel Stewart (Dec.18, 1940)
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Art education; tribal-specific residential school materials
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Alice Ravenhill describes to Noel Stewart her proposed project of preparing tribe-specific Charts for use in Residential schools, which would show students "the line of former achievements by their own Tribes." She also makes reference to a handbook of 160 illustrations that she is attempting to get published. She mentions "The Tale of Nativity" produced by students in Anthony Walsh's classroom at Inkameep Day School and expresses interest in publishing "a collection of tribal legends," urging Stewart to send her further details of his art-based educational practices at St. George's.
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Alice Ravenhill
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Royal BC Museum, BC Archives (F/I/R19)
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Dec.18, 1940
"The Tale of the Nativity"
Alice Ravenhill
Anthony Walsh
Anthropology
Indian Arts and Crafts
Inkameep Day School
Legend
Noel Stewart
Publishing
Residential School
St. George's Indian Residential School
Tribal-specific
Vancouver Sun
Winnipeg Free Press