Chief Harry Mountain with ‘Nuladi

Harry Mountain was an important Chief from 'Mim'kwamlis (Village Island.) His last name literally means “mountain” to reflect his high-status as a Chief. When the Indian Agent charged participants after Dan Cranmer’s 1921 potlatch, Mountain surrendered his potlatch regalia so that the people from his village would not have to go to jail. You can see many of his family’s dance masks on display here which include some of the oldest pieces at U’mista.