Collection

Interior News fonds

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Fonds No.

BF5

Series No.

S4

Item No.

P8718

Accession No.

2020.36

Physical Description

1 photograph; colour

Scan Resolution

300 dpi

Date Range

July 1998

Custodial History

Photo was originally taken by Interior News staff for publication in the paper. It was retained by the 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 Willie Abrahams, Tony Wilson, Frank Thompson, and Larry Courtoreille, who biked through the Bulkley Valley as part of a 1,500 km "Honour Our Tears" ride to raise awareness of abuse at Residential Schools. They planned to arrive in Nanaimo in time for the next stage of a trial against the United Church of Canada for its involvement with the Schools.

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.

Notes

Appears in the Interior News, July 15th 1998.

Type of Record

Archival Description

Less detail