We welcome you to the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre.

The records on our site emerge from the cultural and physical genocide that the Canadian government and churches conducted through the Indian Residential School System, including the ongoing impacts.

Bearing witness to these records may become overwhelming. If you are a Survivor or an Intergenerational Survivor and would like support, you can call the 24-hour National Indian Residential School Crisis Line at:

1-866-925-4419

Please click the button below for other cultural and mental health resources.

Wellness Resources
Home > Find > Sled
4 media
3/4 View
3/4 View
3/4 View
3/4 View

Sled
Museum of Anthropology at UBC

before 1948
Object
Related School
Coqualeetza (BC)
Culture
Sto:lo
Description
Toboggan style sled made from two planks of wood. The boards are joined together with four cross-supports, evenly spaced,with a wider piece incised with five grooves at the top, front end. Twine is threaded along the sides and two leather straps are attached to the front end at the ends of one cross-support. Inscription written in pencil on the underside of the sled reads "Raley Sardis".

Themes

Operation of the IRS System (narrative thread)

More Information

Repository
Museum of Anthropology at UBC
Repository Object Identifier
A4380
Display Measurements
overall: 18.0 cm x 27.5 cm x 88.2 cm
Materials and Techniques
wood, metal, fibre, leather skin, paint; tied, shaped
Permalink

Discussion

Do you have a story to contribute related to these records or a comment about this item?

Related

People/Organizations
Places

British Columbia (depicts)
TOP