First People of the Pacific Northwest: The Photography of Edward S. Curtis

This Squamish Historical Society video documentary is based on selected images of Indigenous People from the State of Washington, British Columbia, and the coast of Alaska, captured by frontier photograper Edward S. Curtis between 1896 and 1930, during his epic journey across North America.

[@dkay2260]

As a native coastal Oregonian, interested in the history of all of the people of the Pacific northwest, I found this to be a wonderful tribute to the true Natives of my homelands! Their spirits live on by our remembrance of their lives and their sacrifices.

This is a wonderful video!! Thank you for sharing it here on TH-cam. Thank you Edward Curtis for your work capturing these indigenous people and their lives and culture. I'm from Renton, Land of the Duwamish and Muckleshoot. I was born here in 1950. I have always been fascinated by our PNW history and again, thank you for sharing some of the history before the history I was taught.

[@bobbiwolfgang]

Thank God for Mr. Curtiss! He knew these native cultures were disappearing and was driven to complete his work before it was too late! In his time, traversing North America could not have been easy. It was truly a labor of love!

[@conlinbryant5037]

Thing is...our cultures never left....

[@screeningmimi]

Beautiful and haunting, a wonderful production. We've lost so much, thank you for featuring this priceless collection.

[@chrysalis558]

thank you! this is true american history. too bad we didnt learn much about indians when i was going to school. so grateful to have resources such as this to educate myself now

[@deirdrehoogstraten9601]

after about 30 years finally found this and am very interesting about the encyclopedia. love from Amsterdam Holland!

[@alicecuriosityoftenleadsto6288]

Absolutely incredible! Thank you for uploading this.

[@playfultopnotch]

Wow these people are amazing . They grew so old ! The wrinkles in their skin but that glow in their eyes just let's you see right thru their soul 😍

[@playfultopnotch]

Thanks to this man ,he's a true angel. We should download these , history is soon to be wiped .. just wait

[@alicecuriosityoftenleadsto6288]

History has already been wiped. Written only by the victors and psychopaths.
We may never know the truth.

[@nlgoddess]

Thank you so much for this beautifully rendered video. The images are hauntingly poignant, a reminder of cultures all but extinct.

[@Cognocentrics]

You're welcome.

[@loomhancok]

All but extinct? Culture survives, Haida still in Alaska. Just want to see what you meant.

[@xxgoldenarmsx]

+nlgoddess definitely not all tribes cultures are extinct and are still practiced in secret and sacred ceremonial purposes.

[@nlgoddess]

+xxgoldenarmsx I am glad to hear this! Traditions, music, art, language, religion, must be kept alive. Or we too will find ourselves among the forgotten and misunderstood. I fear that there will be only a few that will survive the once many tribes of the PNW. And not just survive as a people, but as a culture.

[@pacxpodcast6456]

VERY VERY COOL!

[@kingme79]

I'm surprised the Wascopam (Columbia River, Wasco Co. OR area) was not mentioned.

[@cindywagner4623]

Thank God for the foresight he had in the preservation of the Natives he’s documented. If not for him, there would be nothing.

[@layneannen]

Ausome video thank you. Makes me sad how humans have chosen to treat those who are different so badly

[@LDoubleO]

My people ‼️#tlingit Alaska

[@ericharrell3564]

I think this is proof that these people were more than capable of sailing to America.

[@gregh4284]

You can see in their eyes that hey knew their future.

[@pacxpodcast6456]

They knew they were looking into the Whiteman

[@n.w.native1401]

James Cameron homework 😏

[@terjehagur2136]

kummituslik ilus ja kurb

[@JosephErnestJr]

edward s. hha edward snowden.. nice try ur gonna fry for this