Axu

Image of Axu leading a procession. People on the background. Handwritten annotation on back "Axu leading Potlatch procession.

Image of three people in ceremonial clothes, two of them are sitting down, one standing by a microphone. Handwritten annotation on back "Jim Sewid, Daisy, Axu"

Image of two people dancing. More people on the background. Handwritten annotations on back "Lorne & Dasiy" and "Flora and James Sewid"

Image of nine people along a table. One of them, Axu, is blowing the candles from her birthday cake. There is a part of a poster in the back that reads "Granny Axu." Handwritten annotation on back "(L) Alvin, Axuw, Libby, Lina, Phillip"

Image of four people sitting by a long table. There is a birthday cake on the table and a poster in the back that reads "Happy Birthday Granny Axu." Handwritten annotation on back "(L) Arthur, Alvin, Axu, Elizabeth (Libby)"

Image of Angie and Amilia, descendants of Axu, dancing at Axu's memorial Potlatch.

Image of Axu's memorial Potlatch.

Image Axu descendants at her memorial Potlatch.

Image of Alfred's three-story big house at the centre of Alert Bay.

Image of Axu and Moses Alfred with their great-grandchildren, during their 50th wedding anniversary.

Image of 29 people at the Anglican Church Women's Auxiliary group. Axu is located middle, second row from the bottom.

Image of Axu children raising money for the Red Cross.

Image of thirteen people at the cannery. Axus is located top row, second from left.

Image of Emma Sewid's youngest sister, Emma Seweid, Henry Bell, and James Sewid at M̓am̓aliliqəlla village of the M̓im̓kʷəmlis. Between two houses post with the representations of Grizzly Bears at their base (one with an articulated arm). Several carved wooden east dishes can be seen in the foreground.

Credit note from Cultus & Crammer, General Merchants, to Bob Harris

Image of James Roberts (N̓umas or Cultus Jim) and wife Daisy Roberts.

Image of Axu and Nuładiy̓, Ben Alfred's wife.

Image of Axu with her children, Emma Beans (ʔIlaǧa, Axu's sister in law), Alvin, George, Flora, Arthur, and Lily, with a handwritten annotation on the back, "Mr. James Sewid."

Image of Daisy Roberts and Q̓acuǧow, the mother of Moses Alfred. Q̓acuǧow holds her granddaughter, Flora Alfred.

Image of Axu and Daughter Flora.

Image of Arthur Alfred, Flora Alfred, and George Alfred with a handwritten annotation on the back," Arthur, Flora, George, brothers, sisters."

Image of Chief James Sewid and Daisy Sewid-Smith at the peace treaty Potlatch.

Image of Chief Jimmy Sewid holding his Copper during Daisy Sewid and Lorne Smith's traditional wedding.

Image of Chiefs of the Northwest Coast First Nations witnessing the signing of the peace treaty between Kwakwaka'wakw and the Bella Coola at a Potlatch hosted by Chief James Sewid

Image of Wayoł or Kʷənxʷəlaʔogʷa, the mother of Billie Sunday Willie (also called Daca), with a handwritten annotation on the back, "Daca's mother Wayoł (Riley Sandy Willie of Kegcane). She was a first cousin to Olsewidi. She was the 4-year-old that the Bella Coola ma peched up."