Item T1172:0001 - 0002 - Lavina Lightbown and Oliver Adams interview

CALL NUMBER: T1172:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Oliver Adams and Lavina Lightbown : decline of Haida culture PERIOD COVERED: 1921-1969 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1969 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Lavina Lightbown from Masset begins this interview with recollections about her early days at the Coqualeetza School. She talks about village life, culture of Masset, changes over the years, totem poles, the community house, Old Masset and New Masset. TRACK 2: Oliver Adams comments on the changes in the culture at Masset, leadership, problems with youth, education, the Haida race, misconceptions and portrayals of the Haida and Indian Affairs. Lavina talks about the problems that arise from "Indian trust" in financial matters and contracts. Oliver continues with recollections about t;he Haida fishing fleet, trust and contracts and economic decline. Oliver talks about the longhouse structure and life of a Haida family, Haida houses and the change in family life.

CALL NUMBER: T1172:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Oliver Adams and Lavina Lightbown : Decline of Haida culture RECORDED: [location unknown], 1969 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Oliver Adams was born in Masset, 1914, he talks about Masset and Haida, growing up in Masset, his education, his father's education at Metlakatla, religious differences between Skidegate and Masset, Indian beliefs, cultural and religious confusion, family and communal life, the Haida language, the fear of becoming "cultural curiosities", the loss of the cultural connection to the past and; living in harmony with nature. TRACK 2: Oliver Adams and Lavina Lightbown speak about family homes, elders in the community, communication between the generations, teenagers, family and community life.