Major historic cultural event of Tsimshian starts with carving and constructing 17 Tsimshian Canoes. Three Traditional Feast; one Name Giving Feast of New Chief; a Tsimshian Hereditary Chief escorts canoes to Alaska to meet relatives and describes history of family names; Haida Nation, BC returns a Tsimshian Song and two totem poles are raised one in BC and other in Alaska.
