It Took More Than a Village: The Story of The 'Ksan Historical Outdoor Museum and The Kitanmax School of Northwest Coast Indian Art

• Main Author: Dubreuil, Chisato Ono
• Other Authors: Harding, Catherine
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: anthro-se; art; Canada; Hazelton; Indian; First Nations
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1828/4991

Graduate My dissertation analyzes the development of the visual culture of the people known as the Gitksan, as witnessed through the creation of ‘Ksan, a tourist village located at present day Gitanmaax (Hazelton, B.C.). I demonstrate how the fields of ‘art’, ‘craft’ and ‘artifact’ come into play in...