Postcard from the Hudson's Bay Collection with the Hudson's Bay Company 1954 Calendar illustration

Postcard depicting artwork by Charles Comfort

Two masked Kwakwaka'wakw performers represent huge mythical birds who are servitors to the supernatural being Baxbakwalanuxsiwae. Photographed on the Northwest Coast by Edward Curtis in 1914.

This headdress features a loon and the double-headed serpent, the Sisiutl. The Sisutl's body is a face. This headdress would have been worn in the ceremonial dances of the Kwakwaka'wakw people of the Northwest Coast. Photographed by Edward Curtis in 1914.

This headdress features a loon and the double-headed serpent, the Sisiutl. The Sisutl's body is a face. This headdress would have been worn in the ceremonial dances of the Kwakwaka'wakw people of the Northwest Coast. Photographed by Edward Curtis in 1914.

Each house is identified by the crests displayed on house fronts and poles. The figure at the foreground represents a raven; during feasts, guests enter through its beak. Photographed on Vancouver Island by Edward Curtis in 1914.

This 60 foot ceremonial Kwagiulth canoe carries the groom and his family towards the beach to meet the bride and her family. Kolus is at the head of the canoe, the groom at the rear. The character carved on the side of the canoe is "Nax wax daxw", also known as the sea eagle. Photographed on the coast of British Columbia by Edward Curtis, 1914.

Group photograph of people in Yan Village on haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands). Each house was identified with crests which were displayed on house fronts and mortuary poles. Photographed by Edward Dossetter in 1881.

Article about accordion players in the Eastern Arctic, featuring native Inuit musicians

Catalogue and schedule for the 2007 Interpreting World Heritage Conference (includes French version)