Item T1156:0001 - 0003 - William Matthews interview

CALL NUMBER: T1156:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Life among the Haida : part 1 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1969 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Chief William Matthews speaks about the nine Haida tribes on Graham Island, the hereditary system of the Haida clans, problems with the reserve system, original estimates of the population of; the Haida, effects of first white contact, war canoes, small pox, weaving of sails, the remaining residents of the Nine tribes coming into Masset and Father Duncan and Metlakatla. TRACK 2: [Note: Th;ere is a 20 second delay at the start of this track.] Chief Matthews continues speaking about Metlakatla and Father Duncan, the naming of "Masset", preparation for a trip to Alaska by four villages on; the North Island, a new Haida village at Cape Muzon, Haidaberg Village, Alaska, the government of Alaska, the Indian Brotherhood and the Nisga'a Petition.

CALL NUMBER: T1156:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Life among the Haida : part 2 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1969 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Chief Matthews continues speaking about the convention and the Nishga Petition, the Industrial School at Metlakatla, the organization of the local Brotherhood, the land question 1910-1927 and; concessions, education and technical education, his life and retirement, Archdeacon Collison and his son, his uncle, the coming of the white man and recording events on totem poles. TRACK 2: Chief Matthews talks about the early totem poles, his family crests and his children's recognition on the poles, the story of the origin of the first creation of totem poles, the time when Archdeacon Collison objected to totem poles and the Haida destroyed them, the influence of religion and ministers, the translation of the Bible into Haida and the story of the first white people coming to Skidegate.;

CALL NUMBER: T1156:0003 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Life among the Haida : part 3 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1969 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Chief Matthews talks about the quality of discipline instilled into the Haida people, the Government policy, the Indians and the reserves, the Robert Davidson totem pole, family connections and how his family came to own the village, the Davidson pole, Government policy and the ceremony for raising of totem poles. TRACK 2: Chief Matthews talks about Indian names for white people, the story of creation, the story of the warrior's dream, conflicts over land ownership, timber and resources, and a view of the white man.