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Martin, Mungo Totem poles--British Columbia
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Royal totem pole

The item is a print of newsreel which shows the totem pole carved by Kwakiutl Chief Mungo Martin as BC's centennial gift to Queen Elizabeth. Footage includes ceremony on lawn of BC Legislature, First Nations dancing, inspection of prone totem pole and shots of pole being transported to ship.

The Queen's totem

The item is a reel of documentary film. A special totem pole is created as a gift to Queen Elizabeth on the occasion of B.C.'s centennial. Shows the selection and cutting of the tree on the Queen Charlotte Islands, the carving operation at Thunderbird Park, and the presentation of the finished pole to Queen Elizabeth in London. The pole was designed and executed by Kwakiutl carver Mungo Martin.

The Queen's totem

The item consists of six reels of unedited documentary film elements. A special totem pole is created as a gift to Queen Elizabeth on the occasion of B.C.'s centennial. Shows the selection and cutting of the tree on the Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii), the carving operation at Thunderbird Park, and the presentation of the finished pole to Queen Elizabeth in London. The pole was designed and executed by Kwakiutl carver Mungo Martin.

Tony Hunt and Peter McNair interview

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1969 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Tony Hunt discusses Mungo Martin, who was the biggest influence in his life that led to him being a carver. Mr. Hunt discusses work with the Provincial Museum at Thunderbird Park in Victoria; differences in styles in poles among different native peoples; and materials and paints used in carving totems. Then Peter McNair describes the two Kwakiutl styles of carving. TRACK 2: Mr. Peter McNair continues by discussing the history of totem carving in the Queen Charlottes; the connections between totems and clans; the revitalization and preservation of totem poles, including the 'Ksan project; and Thunderbird Park.