Aboriginal Fisheries in British Columbia
…techniques, such as drying and smoking, needed to be closely adapted to individual runs. Local ecology and culture worked together to produce highly specialized salmon food products for food and…
Reserves
…Band members possess the right to live on reserve lands, and band administrative and political structures are frequently located there. Reserve lands are not strictly “owned” by bands but are…
Aboriginal Identity & Terminology
…a particular family, clan, band, or nation and may prefer to use the traditional terms and names that locate them within those circumstances. When introducing themselves, people may identify themselves…
Gustafsen Lake
…Overview of the Gustafsen Lake Stand-off Gustafsen Lake or Ts’Peten, a region close to 100 Mile House in British Columbia, in Secwepemec (Shuswap) territory, was the location of a…
UBC Dialogue: Nov 1, 2011
…and others. The short 30 minute video below here gives a window onto the day’s events. A complete and easily navigable video record of the entire event is located on…
Oral Traditions
…local or family knowledge. Stories are also told more formally, in ceremonies such as potlatches, to validate a person’s or family’s authority, responsibilities, or prestige.5 Some stories are told only…
Totem Poles
…longhouses had house posts, carved with human or animal forms, to support the main beams of the building. Similarly, some longhouses featured a house frontal pole, which would be located…
About the REDress project
…in Kamloops in October 2011 and the university of Alberta in march 2012. Did the location’s context change or influence the piece (if at all)? The university is not a…
Métis
…of Métis peoples took place in different ways at different times and places. As evidence, they point to the many and various locations that witnessed the development of Métis communities,…
Bands
…of local governance. Most bands hold reserve lands, though bands and band members technically do not own the land because the legal title to reserves is vested in the Crown…
