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Three humna figures at the top of the housepost represent the students who will come here to learn. Standing tall, one faces left, one faces forward, one faces right. The stylized wolf figure below has a human quality in that it is standing upright…

The Beaver and the Eagle symbolize the clan crests of Lyle Wilson's parents in Kitamaat Village.

The First Nations Longhouse was constructed using primarily cedar. The logs were milled by Heatherbrae at their processing site near Gibson's Landing.

The First Nations Longhouse was constructed using primarily cedar. The logs were milled by Heatherbrae at their processing site near Gibson's Landing.

The First Nations Longhouse roof was designed to resemble the wings of a bird in flight.

The First Nations Longhouse roof was designed to resemble the wings of a bird in flight.

Xwi7xwa Library contains a large selection of First Nations material.

Verna J. Kirkness gives the opening address with the Raven with Spindle Whorl Housepost in the background.

The First Nations Longhouse roof was designed to resemble the wings of a bird in flight.

Notebook paper with text about the negatives in the collection including date, description, and numbers.

Inventory list of photograph information including date, size, and other numbers.

List of dates, small descriptions of slides/prints, and numbers.

The carving depicts an eagle and is on a ceremonial door in the First Nations Longhouse. The ceremonial door was carved by Lyle Wilson.

View from the interior of the First Nations Longhouse looking out through the windows at dusk.

The Pit House structure as seen from the upper centre. The posts extend down in a design inspired by the pit house structures used as winter dwellings by the Interior Salish.

The Pit House structure as seen from the upper centre. The posts extend down in a design inspired by the pit house structures used as winter dwellings by the Interior Salish.

The First Nations Longhouse roof was designed to resemble the wings of a bird in flight.

The Pit House structure as seen from the upper centre. The posts extend down in a design inspired by the pit house structures used as winter dwellings by the Interior Salish.

Angle from inside the First Nations Longhouse looking outwards through the windows.

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…

Partial exteriors of some of the First Nations Longhouse building are seen as well as the trees and landscape surrounding the building. The Longhouse was placed at the proper axis to limit the amount of trees that needed to be removed. Only five…

The image shows the view from standing in Sty-Wet-Tan, or the Great Hall, and shows the view from looking up and out of the windows. The ends of two roof beams are viewable. Carved by Don Yeomans, the beans represent a sea lion and a killer whale.

Elder Vince Stogan of the Musqueam Nation, Chief Simon Baker of the Squamish Nation, and Elder Margaret White sit during the Grand Opening of the First Nations Longhouse.

Don Yeoman, a Haida/Métis artist carved the two roof beams of Sty-Wet-Tan (the Great Hall). Each beam weighs about 4500 kg, and together they represent Killer Whale and Sea Lion.

The exterior of the longhouse features large cedar roof beams.