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

Summary

Content type	Content type Image
Collection(s)	Collection(s) First Nations House of Learning Grand Opening
Resource Type	Resource Type Photograph
Genre	Genre color 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

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

general

Conference/Event

Conference/Events	Conference/Events First Nations House of Learning Grand Opening

Physical Description

Extent	Extent 1 positive, color, 24x36mm
Reformatting Quality	Reformatting Quality access
Digital Origin	Digital Origin digitized other analog

Identifiers

Local Identifier	Local Identifier PC-020-003-024

Subjects and Classifications

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 May 25, 1993
Hierarchical Geographic Subject	Hierarchical Geographic Subject Canada British Columbia Vancouver

Language	English
Authored by	Silverhinc
Name	Entrance to Sty-Wet-Tan, the Great Hall in the First Nations Longhouse -colour
Authored on	2025-11-17
MIME type	image/jpeg
File size	484288
Width	1000px
Height	672px
Media Use	Original File

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

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