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Unidentified young man with indigenous art
Unidentified young man with indigenous art

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St. Michael's (BC)
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Young man sitting with indigenous art, St. Michael's Indian Residential School, Alert Bay, B.C.
Curatorial Comment
This image is from a photo shoot in connection with a United Church Observer article on marine missions (published July 1957). Traditional carving was part of the curriculum at St. Michael's Indian Residential School, with instruction given by a master Indigenous carver.

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Acc No: 2010-33
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1 photograph : col. slide (Kodachrome) ; 35 mm

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Copyright status: public domain
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