Collection

Interior News fonds

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Fonds No.

BF5

Series No.

S4

Item No.

P8035

Accession No.

2020.36

Physical Description

1 photograph; colour

Scan Resolution

300 dpi

Date Range

August 1997

History / Biographical

Kispo Magic was an all-Indigenous, under-16 basketball team from Kispiox. In August 1997 they went to Victoria to compete in the North American Indigenous Games, stopping in Vancouver on their way back. This team consisted of 7 players from Kispiox, 4 from Gitanmaax, and 1 from Kitimat.

Custodial History

Photo was submitted to the Interior News for publication in the paper. It was retained by the Interior News until being transferred to the Bulkley Valley Museum, likely in 2007, as part of a large donation of photographs, negatives, and textual records. Item was stored in Room 6 until being found in collections and accessioned in Fall 2020.

Scope and Content

Photo of seven members of the Kispo Magic team at Planet Hollywood in Vancouver.

Arrangement

Item was found in an envelope with other photographs from the same date. All photographs in this series have been removed from original order and arranged in the order in which they were scanned.

Geographic Access

Vancouver, B.C.

Notes

Possibly coach Laura Wright second from right. Other members may include Matt Simpson, Mel Wright Jr., and Todd Wilson (all were on the team at the time but are not confirmed to be in the photo).

Type of Record

Archival Description

Less detail