Haida Eagle Treasures

Traditional Stories and Memories from a Teacher of the Tsath Lanas Clan

Pansy Collison

• Publisher: Brush Education
• Year: 2017
• Print ISBN: 9781550597486
• eBook ISBN: 9781550597677
• Edition: 2
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Folklore & Mythology
• Index: Social Sciences

Take a journey into the heart of Haida culture as it is lived and experienced by an extraordinary woman of the Tsath Lanas Eagle Clan. Pansy Collison, a Haida woman born and raised in Old Massett on Haida Gwaii, tells stories of her clan and community, as well as personal narratives about her history and family. Haida Eagle Treasures embodies a strong Haida woman's voice, offering a rare glimpse inside Haida culture. Each story and memory is a treasure that captures part of the beauty of the Haida worldview and way of life.

Now retired, Pansy taught for 23 years at elementary, secondary, and college levels. From these experiences, she describes some of the challenges and contradictions of living between two worlds. Pansy's teaching skills, artistic talents, and political affiliations keep her involved in politics and education on Haida Gwaii.

Thirteen original illustrations by Pansy's brother, Paul White, a gifted artist, teacher, pole carver and designer, provide the guideposts within Haida Eagle Treasures.

Index

• Aboriginal rights, 37-38, 217, 227
• Adopted, 52, 54, 58, 79, 113, 196-197
• Armstrong, Jeannette, 18, 28, 31
• Asch, Michael, 38
• Ancestors (burial), 33, 36, 61, 122, 146
• Appreciation (Haida culture), 19, 28, 29, 49, 158

• Banners, 159
• Basso, Donalda, 168
• Bears, 74-76, 193
• Bell, Adam, 57-58, 64, 196
• Bell, Reverend Lily, 121, 201
• Bell, Rose, 21, 26, 89, 196
• Berries, 53, 62, 74-76, 81, 100, 163
• Beynon, June, 18, 34
• Brooks, C., 23
• Button blankets, 45, 55, 65, 66, 69, 117, 118, 154, 157-161, 229, 230

• Canoes, 32, 36, 38, 42, 78-79, 88, 95, 149, 176-177, 188-189, 193, 195, 219
• Cedar, 54, 62, 72, 87, 148, 158, 164-173, 193-195, 203
• Chief Guulaas, 95, 175-183
• Chief Thasi, Ken Edgars, 60, 95, 107, 215, 216-217
• Collison, Art, 24, 33, 44, 60-61, 63, 102, 124, 127-130, 136, 171-172, 196
• Collison, Erica, 123
• Collison, Ernie, 61, 107, 149
• Collison, Stolly, 119, 129-131
• Collison, Tatzen, 130-131, 171-172
• Copper shields, 177-178
• Customs, 44-45, 52, 54, 149, 219

• Damm-Akiwenzie, Kateria, 28-29, 18
• Davidson, Alfred, 58, 61
• Devil’s club, 47-48, 66, 114, 128, 133-136
• Drums, 153-156, 164, 175, 197, 230

• Education 27, 30-35, 45, 90-91, 162-168, 208-209, 212-213

• Generations, 49, 94, 147-149, 213
• Genocide, 147-148
• Gosnell, Joseph, 36-38
• Golden spruce, 139-151

• Hadwin, Grant, 142-146-150
• Haida songs (composing), 55, 66, 98-99, 164, 171
• Hamel, Reverend Peter, 150-151
• Hamilton, Terry, 60, 215
• Heritage, 21, 24-26, 67, 204, 207, 212,
• Honor, 58, 82, 124, 130, 154, 166, 180-181, 195-197, 200-201, 217

• Identity, 21-23, 27, 33, 36, 49, 55, 57, 91, 149, 157, 192-195, 207, 219, 229-230
• Indian Act, 147-148, 199
• Indian agent, 26, 80, 87, 102, 147
• Indian brotherhood, 28, 30, 40, 45, 192

• Jones, Eddie, 58-59, 87
• Jones, Marina, 201

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Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Acknowledgements
• Preface by Dr. Frederick White
• Book Review by Dr. Deagle
• About the Author
• About the Illustrator
• Introduction: Celebrating Haida Culture Through Storytelling
• The Greatest Mentor in My Life, My Dear Precious Grandmother
• How the Haida People Were Created
• The Haida Women and the Bears
• Bears and Picking Berries
• Chinny Benjamin
• Our Precious Gifts
• My Beautiful Mother
• Tribute to My Mother
• My Precious Children
• Beliefs of the Haida People
• Golden Spruce
• Drum Making
• Button Blankets
• Weaving
• The Haida Chief Who Built an Island
• Tow and Tow-Ustahsin
• The Raven and the Moon
• Traditions and Culture
• Basket Full of Stories
• Listen to Our Elders
• Education and Culture
• Trails and Tribulations
• I Believe
• Protecting Our Land
• What Does Culture Mean to Me?
• My Loved Ones
• Haida Glossary
• References
• Index