"Mildred Valley Thornton had an abiding passion which she pursued with almost missionary fervor throughout her life - the preservation of Canada's Native culture. For over fifty years she dedicated herself to that purpose through the medium of her paintings, writings and lectures. During the course of her career, Mildred not only painted the portraits of many prominent and historical Native Canadians, but she assembled an accompanying catalogue of anecdotes, folklore and legends, which today provide a unique chronicle of a vanished age. This publication is a collection of both Thornton's colorful portraits and the fascinating story behind each one."--pub. desc

Biographies, Biography, British Columbia, Folklore, Indians of North America, Indians of North America British Columbia Biography, Indians of North America British Columbia Folklore, Indians of North America British Columbia Portraits, Indiens Amérique du Nord Colombie-Britannique Portraits, Legends, Legends British Columbia, Native peoples Britis

[Partial contents:] Kwakiutl; Chiefs Charley Nowell & Herbert Johnson ; The Kwiksootainus ; Homeland of the Haidas ; Agnes Russ and Susan Gray ; Haidas Artist [Mark Spence] ; Tsimshian ; The Chief of Kitwancool [Ernest Duodoward] ; Chief Ernest Duodoward ; Sen-ah-head, Head of the Eagle Clan ; Mary Capilano ; Chief Mathias, the carver ; Chief George of Sechelt, B.C. ; Isaac and Lizzie Jacobs ; Jim Pollard ; Chief of Beautiful Valley ; Dominic Jack & Louise ; Fort Babine ; Portraits at Fort Babine

Previously published under title: Indian lives and legends

Previously published under title: Indian lives and legends