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SUMMARY: "The Overlanders" by George Woodcock is a dramatic narrative about the Cariboo gold rush and the individuals who undertook the hazardous journey to the gold fields. The play runs short (41:45), and th;e program is filled out with Pierre Mercure's "Divertissement for String Quartet and String Orchestra".;

SUMMARY: "The Indian as an Artist" was a six-week series about the art, literature and dance of the North Pacific coast peoples. The series considered the traditional arts of carving, painting, song, dance and; story telling. The series featured artists Doug Cranmer (Kwakiutl), Ramona Morris (Lummi), Bill Reid (Haida), Don Smith (Cherokee), and Henry Speck (Kwakiutl), and noted anthropologist Wilson Duff. ";The Prophet Bini (Narrative Style in Transition)", the sixth and last program in the series, features an example of the simplest form of theatre, the art of storytelling. Carrier Indian Donald Gray of; Hazelton, who is approaching 100 years of age, tells the legend of "The Prophet Bini", an Indian prophet who lived at the beginning of the 19th century. He tells the story in English, but the song in;terpolations are presented in their original language.;

SUMMARY: "The Indian as an Artist" was a six-week series about the art, literature and dance of the North Pacific coast peoples. The series considered the traditional arts of carving, painting, song, dance and; story telling. The series featured artists Doug Cranmer (Kwakiutl), Ramona Morris (Lummi), Bill Reid (Haida), Don Smith (Cherokee), and Henry Speck (Kwakiutl), and noted anthropologist Wilson Duff. ";Indian Composer (Role of the Composer in Traditional Society)", the fourth program in the series, surveys the instruments, the various ways of singing, and the music itself.;

The fonds consists of 271 audio tape reels, mainly containing CBC radio programs produced by Norman Newton. It includes three main types of recordings.

The first, and most numerous (T4365:0001-0200), are musical recordings of (mainly) Vancouver artists in concert, and of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (1983-1985), conducted by Kazuyoshi Akiyama, Rudolf Barshai, and various guest conductors. These performances were broadcast on such CBC programs as "Arts National", "Mostly Music", "Orgainists in Recital", "Pacific Soundscape", "Tapyak-tama", and "Two New Hours".

The second group (T4365:0201-0242) comprises radio dramas and documentaries produced by Newton between 1966 and the late 1970s. These were heard on series such as "Audience" and "CBC Stage".

The third group (T4365:0243-0271) consists of recorded material relating to the culture and music of the First Nations of the Pacific Northwest Coast. It includes unedited material recorded in May 1968 at Alert Bay, B.C., featuring interviews about the potlatch with Kwakiutl people from Alert Bay and Fort Rupert, plus a public performance of Kwakiutl songs and dances. This group also includes the 1964 radio program "Music of the Native Peoples of B.C." and some programs from 1965: "Alert Bay Indian Songs & Dances" and the six-part series "The Indian as Artist".

SUMMARY: "Saturday Evening" was a series of 1.5 hour programs broadcast from 8:30 to 10:00 PM on Saturday nights. The series ran from October 1962 to the spring of 1967. Usually in two parts, the programs feat;ured plays, classical concerts, documentaries and talks. This episode, "Music Of The Nootka", is an "illustrated talk" on the music of the Indians of the British Columbia coast, with special reference; to the Nootka. The performers are singers of the Gitksan, Tsimshian and Cowichan peoples, and a Nootkan group from Ahousat, B.C., led by Peter Webster.;

SUMMARY: A 1981 re-broadcast or revised [?] version of the 1964 program produced at CFPR Prince Rupert. In this program, Norman Newton discusses and illustrates the music of the native peoples of British Colum;bia. Musical illustrations are presented of Salish flute playing, skin drums, Tlingit drums, whistles, rattles, and their use in songs. Styles and culture of singing can be divided into five areas of; the province: Southern Coast, Central Coast, Northern Coast, Southern Interior and Northern Interior, some of which are featured in this program.;

SUMMARY: "Saturday Evening" was a series of 1.5 hour programs broadcast from 8:30 to 10:00 PM on Saturday nights. The series ran from October 1962 to the spring of 1967. Usually in two parts, the programs feat;ured plays, classical concerts, documentaries and talks. This episode, "Music And Culture Of The Northwest Coast", features a discussion about Indian music of the Northwest Coast with Peter Crossley-H;olland. The broadcast is primarily focused on topics that emerged at a 1967 conference held at UBC, titled "Native Indian Music of the Canadian West Coast and Its Relationship to Indigenous Music of O;ther Cultures", which was chaired by Ida Halpern.;

SUMMARY: Soprano Ingrid Suderman performs songs by Canadian composer Jean Coulthard, with piano accompaniment by Harold Brown. The songs heard are "The White Rose" (from "Six Irish Poems"), "The May Tree", "So; Are You to My Thoughts", and "Two Songs of the Haida Indians".;

SUMMARY: "Saturday Evening" was a series of 1.5 hour programs broadcast from 8:30 to 10:00 PM on Saturday nights. The series ran from October 1962 to the spring of 1967. Usually in two parts, the programs feat;ured plays, classical concerts, documentaries and talks. This episode, "Hamatsa", features a recorded performance of the Kwakiutl Hamatsa or Cannibal Dance. In June 1965, CBC Radio visited Alert Bay, ;where the family of James Knox of Fort Rupert presented the Hamatsa dance-drama, the first time that this dance has been recorded for public broadcast. The program also dramatizes the story behind the; dance and the myth of the Supernatural Cannibal. The voices of actors Walter Marsh, Robert Clothier, Daphne Goldrick and Lee Taylor are heard.;

SUMMARY: Victor Feldbrill conducts the CBC Vancouver Orchestra in a program of selections, including Respighi's "The Birds", "Babar the Elephant" by Poulenc and Francaix, Ballard's "Why the duck has a short ta;il", two Tsimshian songs [with spoken texts], and Saint-Saens' "Carnival of the Animals".;

SUMMARY: "Between Ourselves" was a weekly series of hour-long radio programs that presented Canada to Canadians. It featured aspects of Canadian life in docudramas, plays, music, and interviews, originating fr;om different regions of Canada. The series ran from 1966 to 1979. This episode is a documentary about the British Columbia whaling industry, which came to an end in September 1967, and about "the 'poe;try' of whaling" (in the words of producer Norman Newton). It includes Nootkan whaling songs and stories by Peter Webster; the description of a whale hunt aboard the "Westwhale 8"; and interviews with; the vessel's crew members, including skipper and harpooner Captain Arne Borgen.;

CALL NUMBER: T4365:0253 RECORDED: Alert Bay (B.C.), 1968-05 SUMMARY: "Alert Bay Potlatch" is a series of eight tapes comprising field recordings produced by Norman Newton at Alert Bay in 1968. These recordings document the ceremonies commemorating a new building built ;as a Centennial project to house ceremonial dance performances. TAPE 1: Opening announcements (15:00). Mention is made of Chief James Knox (Fort Rupert), Chief Speck, Chief Scow, Bill Holm, and attend;ant Charlie George. Ceremonial background about the Kwakiutl nation is given. Chief Scow is the master of ceremonies.; CALL NUMBER: T4365:0254 RECORDED: Alert Bay (B.C.), 1968-05 SUMMARY: TAPE 2: The master of ceremonies provides the audience with descriptions of the dance events and the ceremonial objects. He discusses the history and traditions behind each performance, and its impor;tance to the Kwakiutl nation and Fort Rupert.; CALL NUMBER: T4365:0255 RECORDED: Alert Bay (B.C.), 1968-05 SUMMARY: TAPE 3: Continued. The master Of ceremonies mentions the Hunt family song, as well as the dance of Chief Knox, performed by members of his family.; CALL NUMBER: T4365:0256 RECORDED: Alert Bay (B.C.), 1968-05 SUMMARY: TAPE 4: Continued. The master of ceremonies mentions the family members of Chief Sewid, Chief Speck and Chief Knox who participated in the dances. Information is also provided about family and dance ;ownership among the Kwakiutl First Nation.; CALL NUMBER: T4365:0257 RECORDED: Alert Bay (B.C.), 1968-05 SUMMARY: TAPE 5: The master of ceremonies mentions family members of Chief Knox who perform various dances. Chief James Knox's family is celebrated as a high ranking family within the Kwakiutl First Nation, an;d mention is made of his ancestors' role in the historic 1851 agreement with the Hudson's Bay Company factors. The Transformer Dance is also described.; CALL NUMBER: T4365:0258 RECORDED: Alert Bay (B.C.), 1968-05 SUMMARY: TAPE 6: The Seagull Dance and the Red Cedar Bark Dance are mentioned. The master of ceremonies also introduces Bill Holm and Chief Henry Bell's wife.; CALL NUMBER: T4365:0259 RECORDED: Alert Bay (B.C.), 1968-05 SUMMARY: TAPE 7: Includes speeches from the Chiefs of the Kwakiutl First Nation, praising the revival and exhibition of these dances and their culture. These traditional performances were historically enjoyed ;by various First Nations for the happiness of their people. The Chief Council is named (12:30), and background information is provided (14:00) about the construction of the building as a project to ma;rk the Centennial of Confederation (1967).; CALL NUMBER: T4365:0260 RECORDED: Alert Bay (B.C.), 1968-05 SUMMARY: TAPE 8: This recording documents dances by the wives of Chief Johnson and Chief Knox at the conclusion of the ceremony, and celebrates the happiness and joy of the attendance of such a large gathering;.;

RECORDED: Alert Bay (B.C.), 1965-06-18 SUMMARY: "Alert Bay Indian Songs and Dances" comprises field recordings of 1965 performances at Alert Bay, B.C. Second tape reel [labelled?]: "Second part - Fort St.James". These field recordings may have been; used in a 1965 CBC program entitlled "Hamatsa"; see T4365:0201.;

CALL NUMBER: T4365:0264 - 0266 RECORDED: Alert Bay (B.C.), 1968-05-14? SUMMARY: An interview with William Scow on the subject of the Potlatch and the customs and traditions associated with the Kwakiutl. Discussion includes the banning of the Potlatch in 1922-23, and the imprison;ment of his father.;

CALL NUMBER: T4365:0265 RECORDED: Alert Bay (B.C.), 1968-05-14? SUMMARY: A continuation of the interview with William Scow concerning the Potlatch and the giving up of the ceremonial paraphernalia.;

CALL NUMBER: T4365:0266 RECORDED: Alert Bay (B.C.), 1968-05-14? SUMMARY: A continuation of the interview with William Scow. He discusses the role of the RCMP and the Indian Agent in trying to stop the Kwakiutl nation from practicing their customs.;

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1968-05-12 SUMMARY: This tape continues Mrs. Johnson's interview from T4365:0261. Also heard are John Hunt and his daughter, Mrs. Jane Cook, who interprets for her father. Mr. Hunt is interviewed about his memories and v;iews about the banning of the potlatch ceremony. He is asked about the purpose of the potlatch, and the traditions associated with the ceremony.;

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1968-05 SUMMARY: This recording is an interview with Mrs. Mary Johnson, Kwakiutl, from Fort Rupert. She talks about the dances passed down from her grandparents, and the traditions of the potlatch ceremony. She descri;bes the period when the potlatch was banned, the arrests of the participants, the confiscation of artifacts, and the trials in Vancouver.;

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1968-05-12 SUMMARY: This tape concludes the John Hunt interview begun on T4365:0262, with Jane Cook acting as translator. Mr. Hunt speaks about the potlatch, the life events it traditionally celebrated, and the fact that; it was a way for the Kwakiutl to help one another -- a type of economic system. He discusses the perceived reasons for the banning of the potlatch, and the role that the church and the government pla;yed in this event.;

RECORDED: Alert Bay (B.C.), 1968-05-12 SUMMARY: The first part of the tape comprises an interview with James Sewid, Hereditary Chief and Chief Councilor at Alert Bay. He speaks about the potlatch, the trials, the sentencing, and the imprisonment at; Oakalla. The confiscated regalia was sent to a museum in Ottawa. There are presently [1968] three bands who are requesting to have their regalia returned: Village Island (Nimpkish), Alert Bay and Cap;e Mudge. The second part of the tape (14:00) is an interview with Henry Bell aboard his boat "Porlier Pass" in Alert Bay. He speaks of his family and his inheritance of songs and dances that he had gi;ven to Dan Cranmer for the potlatch at Village Bay. This was the famous potlatch that resulted in the arrests and trials in the 1920s. Henry Bell describes the Potlatch, the types of gifts that were p;resented, the duration of the event, and the arrests at Village Bay.;

RECORDED: Alert Bay (B.C.), 1968-05-15 SUMMARY: Henry Speck, Chief of the Turner Island Band [the Clowothiz (sp?)] is interviewed. He speaks of his initiation into the Hamatsa Rite, a secret 3-month training period, when he was 8 years old. He als;o talks about the banning of the Potlatch ceremony, the planning for the ceremony, and the economic benefits to the people. NOTE: There is a footnote to this tape regarding a request by Henry Speck to; remove certain portions of the interview.;

RECORDED: Alert Bay (B.C.), 1968-05-15 SUMMARY: This tape continues the interview with Henry Bell from T4365:0270. He discusses how his sentence was suspended, while the other convicted band members were shipped down to Oakalla.;

SUMMARY: "The Indian as an Artist" was a six-week series about the art, literature and dance of the North Pacific coast peoples. The series considered the traditional arts of carving, painting, song, dance and; story telling. The series featured artists Doug Cranmer (Kwakiutl), Ramona Morris (Lummi), Bill Reid (Haida), Don Smith (Cherokee), and Henry Speck (Kwakiutl), and noted anthropologist Wilson Duff. ";Indian Theatre", the fifth program in the series, examines both the ceremonial dances with their strong dramatic elements, and the theatrical presentations which use ingenious illusions (boxes with tr;ick bottoms, kelp speaking tubes for disembodied voices, etc.) and puppets.;

SUMMARY: This episode was recorded at Vancouver's Orpheum Theatre on Monday, October 17, 1983. The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (conducted by Kazuyoshi Akiyama) and the Vancouver Bach Choir (directed by Bruce ;Pullen) perform Stravinsky's "Symphony of Songs", Brahms' "Song of Destiny", Canadian composer S.C. Eckhardt-Gramatte's "Molto Sostenuto", and Beethoven's "Symphony No. 5".;

SUMMARY: This episode features a performance by the Vancouver Chamber Choir with John Washburn conducting. The musical selections include pieces by Fernando Franco, Fructos del Castillo, and "Don" Fernando Fra;nco. This item comprises the beginning of part 2 of program 1 in the "Arts National" sub-series "Music Of The Americas". It is a part of a recorded concert that also includes T4365:0196 - 0197.;

SUMMARY: "Audience" was an arts program presented from Vancouver. (1) This episode, "The Last Portage And The Height Of Land", is adapted from the journals of poet and civil servant Duncan Campbell Scott (1862;-1947). Scott, a poet and short story writer, became the Deputy Superintendent of the Department of Indian Affairs in 1923. This program, adapted by Peter Haworth, features Scott's Northern journey as a member of the James Bay Treaty Commission in the summer of 1905. "There are distinct differences of style and point of view among Duncan Campbell's Scott's personalities as Poet, Diarist and Official. Therefore these roles will be played by three actors, each representing an aspect of the poet." (2) "The Story Of A National Crime," a docu-drama by Peter Haworth, explores long-suppressed documents from 1922 in which Duncan Campbell Scott's Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Peter Bryce, accused him of genocide. With Roy Brinson as Dr. Peter Bryce and Sam Payne as Duncan Campbell Scott.;

SUMMARY: "The Story Of A National Crime," a docu-drama by Peter Haworth, explores long-suppressed documents from 1922 in which Duncan Campbell Scott's Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Peter Bryce, accused him of gen;ocide. With Roy Brinson as Dr. Peter Bryce and Sam Payne as Duncan Campbell Scott.;

SUMMARY: "The Indian as an Artist" was a six-week series about the art, literature and dance of the North Pacific coast peoples. The series considered the traditional arts of carving, painting, song, dance and; story telling. The series featured artists Doug Cranmer (Kwakiutl), Ramona Morris (Lummi), Bill Reid (Haida), Don Smith (Cherokee), and Henry Speck (Kwakiutl), and noted anthropologist Wilson Duff. ";The Artist and The Market", the third program in the series, discusses the role of the Indian Arts and Crafts Society as a means of approaching the market place on behalf of the artist, and the proble;ms of meeting competition in the form of mass-produced copies imported from other countries.;

SUMMARY: "The Indian as an Artist" was a six-week series about the art, literature and dance of the North Pacific coast peoples. The series considered the traditional arts of carving, painting, song, dance and; story telling. The series featured artists Doug Cranmer (Kwakiutl), Ramona Morris (Lummi), Bill Reid (Haida), Don Smith (Cherokee), and Henry Speck (Kwakiutl), and noted anthropologist Wilson Duff. ";Problems of Style", the second program in the series, explores the problems confronting the Coastal Indian artist of today who is working in traditional styles but "wanting to do meaningful work, rath;er than imitate or unintentionally vulgarize what has gone before".;

SUMMARY: "The Indian as an Artist" was a six-week series about the art, literature and dance of the North Pacific coast peoples. The series considered the traditional arts of carving, painting, song, dance and; story telling. The series featured artists Doug Cranmer (Kwakiutl), Ramona Morris (Lummi), Bill Reid (Haida), Don Smith (Cherokee), and Henry Speck (Kwakiutl), and noted anthropologist Wilson Duff. ";Origin and Development of Indian Art Styles", the first program in the series, has Wilson Duff discussing the anthropology of objects found on the North Pacific coast, including their type, style and ;origins.;

SUMMARY: "Midweek Theatre" was a series of hour-long dramas that originated alternately from four CBC production centers: Winnipeg, Montreal, Halifax and Vancouver. The series began on December 2, 1964. This e;pisode, "Beyond The Edge (Of The Unknown), or Jeremy Jenkins Through the Looking Glass" by David Hughes, is a parody of space-fiction adventures.;

SUMMARY: "CBC Stage" was a series designed to introduce and encourage promising contemporary writers and actors, and to draw attention to other literary resources in the country through adaptations. The series; celebrated a quarter-century of broadcasting in 1969. This episode, "A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder", is based on the 19th-century Canadian science-fiction novel by James de Mille, f;irst published in 1888, adapted by British Columbia writer Crawford Killian.;