Tsimshian Post
One of two totem pole from Metlakatla that were brought to the Sitka Museum in 1888 when a group of young men from Father Duncan's Christian community came to the Sitka Industrial Training School. They were about to burn the poles when Sheldon Jackson arrived to bring the young men to Sitka and...
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Format: | Still Image |
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1966
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Online Access: | https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-3682/tsimshian-post |
Summary: | One of two totem pole from Metlakatla that were brought to the Sitka Museum in 1888 when a group of young men from Father Duncan's Christian community came to the Sitka Industrial Training School. They were about to burn the poles when Sheldon Jackson arrived to bring the young men to Sitka and asked them to spare the poles and bring them to the museum. Note from unidentified source: In Sheldon Jackson Museum |
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