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SUMMARY: (1) "Tidewaters" was the 13th program in "From the Mountains to the Sea", a series about the history and people of British Columbia's regions, based on oral history interviews recorded by Robert (later Imbert) Orchard. It deals with the people who lived at different parts of the British Columbia coastline. The outer coast of British Columbia and the story of some of the wrecks around Cape Beale. Settlers on the coast: the Finns of Sointula, the Norwegians of Bella Coola, and the people who settled at the north end of Vancouver Island. Also the coastal Indians: the Haidas and their huge canoes, and the Nootka whale-hunters. Voices heard include: Ethel Cadorin, Edward Joyce, Annie Hayes, Ted Levelton, Milo Fougner, Arvo Tynjala, Frank Hole and Chief William Scow. The Hamatsa songs were performed by Mary Johnson, Annie Hayes, and Arvo Tynjala; another song was sung by Dick Willy. (2) In a concert from the Courtenay Youth Music Camp, Simon Streatfield conducts the Faculty Orchestra in works by; Vivaldi, Bach and Respighi, with soloists Steven Staryk, Otto Eifert and Ray Still. NOTE: Only the "Tidewaters" documentary is on this tape, which is tape 1 of 2.

SUMMARY: Radio program presenting a talk by Malcolm McCallum (?), of the Fishermen's Cooperative Federation, about fishing cooperatives in Masset, British Columbia.;

SUMMARY: In this program, Haida people talk about their lives today (in the 1960s) and the ways in which the coming of white settlement has changed Haida culture. The voices heard are: Lavina Lightbown, Oliver Adams, Solomon Wilson, and John Williams.

SUMMARY: This program features recollections of the joys and tribulations of deep sea fishermen of the Queen Charlotte Islands. Voices heard include: Eric Ross, Burt Roberts, Mrs. Ed [Lila] Regnery, Grace Stevens, John Williams, Arthur Husband, and Tom Moran.

SUMMARY: This program features impressions of life on the Queen Charlotte Islands in the 1960s. Voices heard include: Betty Carey, Dorothy Richardson, Mrs. Ed [Lila] Regnery, Barbara Raynolds, Eric Ross, Joe Morreau, J.G.Fraser, Howard Phillips, Mike Raynolds, Neil Carey, and Arthur Husband.

SUMMARY:his program is largely about logging the big Sitka spruce at the Macmillan Bloedel operation at Justkatla Inlet on Graham Island. Voices heard include: Tibor Jando, Eric Ross, John Williams, Dwyer Brown, Solomon Wilson, Joseph Weah, and T.L.Williams.

SUMMARY: The history of the Haida people in the Queen Charlotte Islands. Includes: stories and legends from their ancestors; visits to Masset, and to Moresby and Anthony Islands; and descriptions of the old viillage sites with their remaining artifacts. Voices heard include Knut Fladmark, Dr. Peter Kelly, Betty Carey, Neil Carey, Gray Stephens and John Williams.