Archive for November 2023
Listen to Louis A. Thompson: Kasaan Residents 1955
Original Kavilco Shareholders Minnie Stevens(second from left) and Annabelle Ford Peele (third from left) with Minnie’s husband Israel and their son Tommy in 1955. Photo courtesy Kavilco Archives
Read MoreListen to Louis A. Thompson: Kasaan Children 1940
Photo taken on the steps of the Thompson home circa 1940. Top row left to right: Original Shareholders Valborg Thompson, Louis A. Thompson, Walter B. Young, Marjorie Young Williams. Front…
Read MoreListen to Louis A. Thompson: Kasaan Cannery Craft 1920s
Cannery craft sometime during the 1920s or 1930s. The “Pike” belonging to Felix and Walter Young can be seen in the middle foreground. According to Louis A. Thompson, Pauline and…
Read MoreLouis A. Thompson
Louis A. Thompson (1936-2014), President and CEO of Kavilco Incorporated for 42 years, was born and raised in Kasaan, Alaska. He was given two Haida names: Xie´n Skinai, which comes…
Read MoreNáay I’waans / Chief Son-I-Hat’s Whale House and Totem Park
A Joint Project with Kavilco Incorporated and the Organized Village of Kasaan Chief Son-I-Hat Whale House/Náay I´waans, arguably the most valuable cultural asset in the Village of Kasaan, is critically in…
Read MoreGásaáan Xaadas Guusuu Project (Kasaan Haida Elders Speak)
In 2001, KHHF developed a project entitled “Gásaáan Xaadas Guusuu” or “Kasaan Haida Elders Speak,” in order to gather and preserve the oral testimonies of seven remaining Kasaan Haida Elders.…
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