Aboriginal Fisheries in British Columbia
…his knowledge of the capacity of the camp, of the number of children that extended families had, of the number of fishing rocks that were accessible according to the varying…
Totem Poles
…the Pacific Northwest to represent and commemorate ancestry, histories, people, or events. Totem poles are typically created out of red cedar, a malleable wood relatively abundant in the Pacific Northwest,…
Oral Traditions
…stone anyone who misbehaved, resulting in a number of distinct geological formations throughout S’olh Temexw (or Stó:lō territory). Xe:xals also rewarded individuals who showed exemplary behaviour by turning them into…
Sixties Scoop
…protection was one of these areas.2 In 1951, twenty-nine Aboriginal children were in provincial care in British Columbia; by 1964, that number was 1,466. Aboriginal children, who had comprised only…
Gustafsen Lake
…Sundancers would assemble every summer at a specific site near Gustafsen Lake, or Ts’Peten, to conduct the Sundance. The site was in ancestral Secwepemc territories and was prepared and respected…
Métis
…peoples. The lack of satisfactory response from Canada led to the Northwest Rebellion which ended after two months. Riel was tried for treason and executed in Regina on November 16,…
About Sovereignty Performance
…large number of people that came by, hung out and even took part. I was even interviewed and was the front page story in“The Western Star” a local newspaper that…
Berger Inquiry
…the Northwest Territories had attempted to file a legal caveat claiming an interest in 450,000 square miles (1,000,000 sq. km.) of the Northwest Territories. If the caveat were successful, the…
Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs
…The UBCIC was founded in November 1969 when a number of chiefs across British Columbia united in response to the federal government’s proposed “White Paper,” a policy paper in which…
