KSAN
FROM
LEFT
the
carving
house
administration
house
sales
house
Fireweed
House
of
Treasures
Wolf
House
of
the
Grandfathers
and
the
Frog
The
Citizen
Indian
art
Friday
July
14
1972
Ksan
preserves
Skeena
culture
This
is
the
last
in
a
series
on
Hazelton
produced
by
reporter
Marj
Gray
and
photographer
Dave
Milne
HAZELTON
Ksan
was
an
obvious
thing
to
think
of
when
considering
the
fate
of
Indian
art
and
culture
Polly
Saigent
one
of
the
organizers
claimed
A
place
where
the
Gitksan
people
of
the
Skeena
could
earn
a
living
from
their
carv
carving
¬
ing
A
tourist
attraction
pictur
picturing
¬
ing
the
life
of
the
Indian
people
before
and
after
white
men
Ksan
is
an
authentically
rebuilt
Indian
village
at
the
confluence
of
the
Skeena
and
Bulkley
Rivers
on
the
out
outskirts
¬
skirts
of
town
Six
houses
now
stand
in
a
line
where
one
tiny
museum
building
was
located
in
1968
when
the
project
began
Its
a
joint
project
of
the
Indian
non
status
Indian
and
non
Indian
people
Grants
from
the
provincial
and
federal
government
started
it
Carvers
including
eight
regular
master
carvers
and
any
other
interested
Indian
carver
come
mainly
from
the
Gitksan
bands
in
the
area
Kitwancool
Kitwanga
Hazel
ton
Glen
Vowell
Kispiox
and
Kitseguecla
Items
are
bought
by
the
Ksan
Association
through
a
special
pricing
committee
They
are
then
sold
in
the
Today
House
of
the
Arts
the
village
sales
house
As
long
as
they
have
Indian
blood
they
can
par
participate
¬
ticipate
directly
and
sell
items
in
the
markets
Ksan
publicity
chairman
Cliff
Weeks
explained
Weeks
as
well
as
any
other
non
Indian
at
Ksan
works
without
pay
We
donate
our
work
because
we
have
such
a
strong
firm
belief
in
Ksan
he
said
Hostess
Dora
Kenni
priced
the
masks
totem
poles
and
other
handicrafts
from
6
to
1000
Some
leatherwork
comes
from
the
Carrier
Indians
who
live
at
Hagwilget
Canyon
the
western
boundary
for
the
Carrier
people
In
the
Carving
House
of
AH
Times
the
people
work
on
items
to
sell
at
the
sales
house
Carver
Leonard
Duncan
grumbled
that
the
red
cedai
he
is
using
for
a
wall
plaque
is
too
brittle
In
the
old
carving
house
now
an
administration
build
building
¬
ing
women
prepared
cos
costumes
¬
tumes
for
a
feast
that
week
Edith
Campbell
wove
cedai
strips
into
a
rain
cape
mak
making
¬
ing
sure
the
cedar
was
wet
and
soft
before
working
with
it
Sadie
Harris
wife
of
mas
master
¬
ter
carver
and
Kispiox
Chiel
Walter
Harris
sewed
buttons
on
a
button
blanket
The
Fireweed
House
ol
Treasures
is
the
original
museum
built
in
town
in
1958
The
towns
library
was
also
located
in
it
then
It
is
now
a
storage
and
display
area
for
valuable
tribal
regalia
of
Gitksan
chiefs
Spoons
carved
of
mountain
goat
horns
a
felt
hat
with
additions
to
it
forming
a
headdress
button
blankets
and
ancient
tools
were
dis
displayed
¬
played
Next
door
is
the
feast
house
or
the
Wolf
House
of
the
Grandfathers
When
it
is
not
being
used
as
a
stage
for
feasts
and
traditional
danc
dancing
¬
ing
and
songs
the
house
is
a
display
of
Gitksan
life
after
the
arrival
of
the
white
traders
Included
are
the
iron
pots
and
tools
which
made
life
easier
for
the
people
of
the
Skeena
but
brought
with
them
the
condemnation
of
their
culture
by
missionaries
as
well
as
guns
and
liquor
with
traders
The
last
house
is
life
before
the
white
man
the
Frog
House
of
the
Distant
Past
Figures
illustrate
the
people
and
way
of
life
before
the
traders
arrived
The
building
itself
is
almost
an
identical
replica
of
a
Gitksan
home
Guided
tours
of
Ksan
run
regularly
through
the
busiest
tour
season
usually
depend
depending
¬
ing
upon
how
many
people
are
available
Guides
prefer
to
keep
the
groups
under
20
for
a
more
pleasant
tour
of
the
buildings
House
of
the
Distant
Past
Ksan
is
made
of
three
major
Gitksan
groups
the
fireweed
wolf
and
frog
clans
JEAN
JOSEPH
gets
a
mask
to
wink
at
photographer
Dave
Milne
Many
of
the
masks
sold
and
displayed
r
ajr
4
a
jl
H
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M
HSU
MASTER
CARVER
Vern
Stephens
puts
finishing
touches
on
a
chiefs
hat
Stephens
also
does
other
types
of
carving
as
well
as
jewellry
work
at
Ksan
have
movable
parts
and
can
wink
or
move
their
mouths
jwAr
Joe
Cunningham
Unless
Ray
Willlston
comes
charging
down
the
main
street
on
a
white
horse
before
Saturday
Quesnels
sawmill
burners
will
no
longer
have
anyone
to
light
their
fire
Theyre
being
shut
down
That
continuing
outpouring
of
crap
and
corruption
is
due
to
be
banished
by
government
decree
The
idea
is
that
instead
of
burning
stuff
the
Quesnel
sawmills
will
take
their
little
bags
of
wood
goodies
over
to
the
new
pulp
mill
where
they
will
be
made
Into
bad
smells
instead
This
is
known
as
technological
progress
However
I
suspect
that
before
high
noon
hits
Quesnel
tomorrow
therell
probably
be
some
form
of
dramatic
inter
vcntion
to
permit
the
holocaust
to
continue
This
means
that
the
appearance
of
Quesnel
will
continue
to
remain
a
mystery
to
most
drivers
passing
through
There
may
even
be
houses
and
people
within
that
ever
hovering
cloud
of
crud
but
until
the
smoke
lifts
well
never
get
to
see
it
Whether
or
not
Quesnel
remains
under
a
cloud
doesnt
bother
me
that
much
But
the
news
of
the
burner
ban
there
raises
the
possibility
that
someone
some
day
might
try
the
same
thing
here
On
this
topic
of
burners
I
readily
admit
to
bias
I
know
its
more
fun
to
curse
the
presence
of
the
pulp
mills
in
our
cultured
community
but
because
I
dont
smell
that
well
I
find
them
fairly
easy
to
tolerate
Even
on
those
dull
days
when
the
air
gets
inverted
and
the
city
takes
on
the
aroma
of
10000
Arabian
outhouses
I
will
try
to
find
excuses
for
the
pulp
mills
brief
assault
on
the
snout
But
sawmill
burners
are
another
kettle
of
corruption
a
different
pot
of
pollution
Perhaps
Id
better
play
down
that
pollution
bit
if
only
because
I
lack
scientific
knowhow
The
ecology
blokes
work
on
the
theory
that
the
burners
emit
various
gases
which
louses
up
the
lungs
causing
cancer
galloping
consumption
and
acute
halitosis
Its
the
little
molecules
that
get
you
To
be
fair
I
cant
blame
little
molecules
on
Prince
Geor
ges
planer
row
They
are
whopping
big
molecules
I
frequently
observe
them
from
The
Citizens
parking
lot
which
is
close
too
close
to
the
burners
Its
not
even
a
question
of
molecules
but
of
thundering
great
blocks
of
lumber
spewed
forth
by
the
downtown
smoke
screen
machines
Theres
a
question
of
little
molecules
giving
the
lungs
a
tickle
Youve
got
a
better
chance
of
being
choked
to
death
by
one
of
these
products
of
the
lumber
industry
blocking
your
gullet
I
can
get
used
to
my
car
looking
like
one
of
the
babes
in
the
woods
all
covered
in
sawdust
and
fly
ash
But
theres
one
hazard
which
I
still
cant
handle
All
those
wood
particles
seem
to
somehow
get
into
an
air
intake
thingummy
on
my
automobile
Not
unconnected
with
this
is
the
fact
that
daily
I
have
to
negotiate
that
tricky
bend
from
Second
to
Third
around
the
Provincial
Building
This
is
an
area
where
numerous
drivers
tend
to
sway
all
over
hell
half
acre
and
pedestrian
take
malicious
pleasure
in
flinging
themselves
in
your
path
For
no
known
reason
I
seem
to
manage
to
turn
on
the
air
blower
when
I
reach
this
tfoint
This
is
a
foolish
thing
to
do
It
is
almost
impossible
to
defend
yourself
against
dipsy
doodling
drivers
and
suicide
prone
pedestrians
when
you
blow
a
couple
of
tons
of
fly
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even
went
as
far
as
to
design
and
build
his
own
boat
trailer
Trial
runs
with
mass
production
models
proved
unsatisfactory
His
prototype
trailer
is
pictured
below
with
a
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