Entrance to Sty-Wet-Tan, the Great Hall in the First Nations Longhouse

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Entrance to Sty-Wet-Tan, the Great Hall in the First Nations Longhouse

Summary
Content type
Content type
Image
Collection(s)
Collection(s)
Contact Print: First Nations Longhouse Exterior and Interior
Resource Type
Resource Type
Photograph
Genre
Genre
black-and-white photographs
Abstract/Description
Description / Synopsis
Description / Synopsis
The entrance to Sty-Wet-Tan, the Great Hall in the First Nations Longhouse. The Wolf and Wolf Pup Housepost is on the left, and the Man and Raven Housepost is on the right. The Wolf and Wolf Pup Housepost sits in the northwest corner of Sty-Wet-Tan and was carved by Chief Walter Harris and his son Rodney Harris of the Gitxsan Nation. The Man and Raven Housepost sits in the northeast corder of Sty-Wet-Tan and was carved by Stan Bevan (Tahltan-Tlingit-Tsimshian) and Ken McNeil (Tahltan-Tlingit-Nisga'a).
Target Audience
Target Audience
general
Language
Language
eng
Conference/Events
Conference/Events
First Nations House of Learning Grand Opening
Extent
Extent
1 photograph from contact sheet, black and white, 4x3 cm
Reformatting Quality
Reformatting Quality
access
Digital Origin
Digital Origin
digitized other analog
Local Identifier
Local Identifier
PC-020-003-005B-017
Rights Statement
Rights Statement
NO KNOWN COPYRIGHT
Keywords
Keywords
First Nations Longhouse (Vancouver, B.C.)--History, First Nations House of Learning, Indian Architecture--British Columbia--Vancouver, First Nations--University of British Columbia, University of British Columbia--First Nations programs, Houseposts, Sty-Wet-Tan
Subject Topic
Subject Topic
First Nations
Subject Name Organization
Subject Name Organization
First Nations House of Learning (FNHL)
Temporal Subject
Temporal Subject
1993 May 25
Geographic Subject
Geographic Subject
British Columbia--Vancouver
Hierarchical Geographic Subject
Hierarchical Geographic Subject
Canada
British Columbia
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“Entrance to Sty-Wet-Tan, the Great Hall in the First Nations Longhouse”. Black-and-white photographs. Contact Print: First Nations Longhouse Exterior and Interior. Accessed November 28, 2025. https://ubcischool.arcabc.ca/contact-print-first-nations-longhouse-exterior-and-interior/entrance-sty-wet-tan-great-hall-first.
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Entrance to Sty-Wet-Tan, the Great Hall in the First Nations Longhouse
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