Elders
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TREE of LIFE, carved by Mervyn Child
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Our Elders are our living link to our culture and history. The Elders say when the roots of a tree are strong, the tree will be strong, too. Our ancestors are our roots. This is the 'Tree of Life' depicted by Mervyn Child in his carving on the right. We have the hase' of our ancestors, which means we carry their breath in us. When we remember all they have taught us, we will be strong. Each of us carries our Kwakiutl name with pride, and remembers those things the Elders teach us.
Profiles
Profiles of some beloved Elders, past and present:
Elders List
Fred Anderson Margaret Bernard William Bernard Violet Brasic Lucielle Brotchie Martin Brotchie Norman Brotchie William Brotchie Mildred Child Verna Chartrand Shirley Ford George Hill Alfred Hunt Fran Hunt-Gourdine Alfred Humchitt Ernie Humchitt Harry Humchit Sr. Stanley Humchitt Arnold “Meqwa” Hunt Calvin Hunt George Hunt Sr. Henry Hunt Larry Hunt Sr. Mildred Hunt Rita Hunt Ross Hunt Sr. Tony Hunt Sr. Stephen Hunt
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Ernie Jacobson Glenn Johnson Mable Knox Peter Knox Marion Matilpi Peter Matilpi Julia Nelson Hilda Omhid Gloria Roze Sarah Sampare Alice Scow Betty Sinclair Dorris Steen Gordon Twance Sarah Tokarski Beatrice Wadhams Willie Walker Dorothy Wasden Emma Webber Andy Wilson Annie Mabel Wilson Eliza Wilson Fred Wilson Hazel “Gundal” Wilson Liz Wilson Rupert Wilson Sr. William Wilson
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