Primary contact
1 Front Street
Alert Bay, BC
CA
Identity area
Identifier
UMI
Authorized form of name
U'Mista Cultural Centre
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
Type
- Museum;First Nations
Contact area
Andrea Sanborn
Primary contact
Type
Address
Street address
#1 Front Street
Locality
Alert Bay
Region
BC
Country name
Canada
Postal code
Telephone
250-974-5403, North America toll-free 1-800-690-8222
Fax
250-974-5499
info@umista.ca
Note
Type
Mailing Address
Address
Street address
P.O. Box 253
Locality
Alert Bay
Region
BC
Country name
Canada
Postal code
V0N 1A0
Telephone
Fax
URL
Note
Description area
History
The U'mista Cultural Centre in Alert Bay is operated by the U'mista Cultural Society. The centre was opened in 1980. The centre acquires, preserves, and exhibits native artifacts of cultural, artistic, and historical value to the Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwagiulth); promotes cultural and artistic activities; and acquires and makes accessible information and records relating to the language and history of the Kwakwaka'wakw.
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
Sponsor: U'mista Cultural Society.
Administrative structure
Records management and collecting policies
The purpose of the archives is to collect and preserve archival materials which pertain, in whole or in part, to the language, culture and history of the Kwakwaka'wakw. The holdings include records of the U'Mista Cultural Society which have enduring value for administrative, legal, fiscal and historicalpurposes. The Archives strives to recover from other institutions and individuals information and records of cultural, artistic and historical value to the Kwakwaka'wakw.
Buildings
Holdings
Total Volume: 235 hours of audio tape, 1146 hours of video tape, 3685 slides, 1791 photographs, textual records<br /> Inclusive Dates: 1914-1994<br /> Predominant Dates: 1914-1926, 1980-1994
Finding aids, guides and publications
Access area
Opening times
Museum Hours:
Regular Hours (Labour Day to Victoria Day): Tuesday through Saturday,
9 am to 5 pm.
Summer Hours (Victoria Day to Labour Day): Daily, 9 am to 5 pm.
Access conditions and requirements
Accessibility
Services area
Research services
Reproduction services
Public areas
Control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Revised by BCANS Coordinator, March 23, 2011.