Victoria

Statistical table.

Statistical table.

Enumeration took place on March 11 and March 12, 2020. Contains some statistics on Indigenous peoples.

For use by adult learners. Curriculum designed for people who want to safely prepare food, find local food sources and promote traditional harvesting, work in the food industry or take the FOODSAFE Level 1 course. Worksheets link to one or more of nine essential skills.

Letter from Rev. A.E. Green, 1 November 1887, relating to the exodus of Aboriginals from Metlakhatla [Metlakatla], BC, to Alaska, because of the Canadian Government's refusal to provide larger reserves and a treaty for payment for land surrendered. Letter in The Missionary Outlook newsletter.

Comments on the Anti-dote Multiracial Girls' and Womens' Network that helps girls understand the impact of racism on their identity and offers coping strategies.

The plaque at the base of the Bear Pole. Victoria, B.C. On plaque: "1966 Project of Native Indians' participation Centennial Sub-Committee to Commemorate the Union in 1866 of the Colonies on Vancouver Island and the Mainland as British Columbia Kwakiutl Bear Pole carved by Mr. Henry Hunt of the Kwawkewlth Indian Band at Victoria, B. C. Log donated by MacMillan, Bloedel & Powell River Limited."

A bear totem pole. [Carved by Mr. Henry Hunt of the Kwawkewlth First Nations. Victoria, B.C.]

A brief history of Lieutenant Wadmore's military career, including a copy of one of his paintings. Wadmore's original watercolours are in the custody of the Peter Winkworth Collection in Gatineau, Quebec. Images are available on the website of the Library and Archives Canada, http://www.collectionscanada.ca

Historical note:

Robinson Lyndhurst Wadmore, who was born in England in 1855, entered the Canadian forces as a lieutenant in 1883 and served with the Royal Canadian Regiment during the Northwest Resistance of 1885. Wadmore became a colonel in 1910. He died in Victoria, BC, in 1955.

Article discusses the ways that place names and public cultural artifacts in the city of Victoria enforce colonial histories and the erasure of Indigenous and Chinese narratives. Uses the removal of a statue of John A. Macdonald from the entrance to city hall as a case study to examine the similarities between the arguments of apologists and the colonial practices of early Canada.

Art History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of New Mexico, 2017. Includes biographies of Robert Davidson, Roy Henry Vickers, Marvin Oliver, and Susan Point.

Curriculum and Instruction Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2011.

Questions what 'quality' early childhood care and education mean in United States schools after an Indigenous Early Childhood Development Symposium was held in Victoria, BC.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2007.

Exercise Science, Physical Health & Education Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Victoria, 2018.

Contains one section specifically on Indigenous homelessness.

Review of four exhibition catalogues: From Our Hands at the Contemporary Art Gallery at Harbourfront, Toronto. Pipes That Won't Smoke; Coal That Won't Burn at the Glenbow Museum, Calgary. The Legacy: Continuing Traditions of Canadian Northwest Indian Art at the British Columbia Provincial Museum, Victoria. The Four Seasons at the University of British Columbia Museum of Anthropology, Vancouver.

Study included developing a database organizations providing housing services and their policies, procedures, and practices, case studies of effective organizations, and identification of best practices.

Brief case study which discusses First Nations Goods and Services Tax as a potential source of revenue for financing capital projects.

Social Work Thesis (M.S.W.)--University of Victoria, 2011.

Study surveyed 16 tenured faculty members with 25 years or more of experience. Discusses what has been accomplished, summarizes current situation, and makes suggestions for future development.

An examination and description of an activist's 2017 musical performance called ACHoRD in Victoria, British Columbia to bring attention to missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada.

Overview of program developed by the University of Victoria and the Meadow Lake Tribal Council.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2016.

Submission of a specific claim alleging inadequate compensation for the taking of a right of way in 1905 through Reserves 2, 7, and 8 for the railway use and because this has now been abandoned, the right of way should have been reverted to reserve status. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]

Architecture Thesis (M.A.)--McGill University, 1988.

Statistical table.

An ornately decorated telephone booth. Victoria, B.C. On booth: "B.C. TEL 806, 000 TELEPHONE INSTALLATIONS OCT. 20/67 VICTORIA B.C."

Contains case study Meadow Lake Tribal Council/School of Child and Youth Care, Child Care Education and Career Ladder Project.

Description and photographs of the rock carving, which may represent the profile of a seal.

Statistical table.

File contains remarks and a presentation by Norman Evans, President, Pacific Metis Federation. Evans discusses Aboriginal history pre-contact and how the Metis became "Canada's forgotten people." He shares his frustration in dealing with the Canadian government and as a veteran of many Aboriginal organizations, he hopes this Royal Commission will fulfill its mandate to help make the lives of Aboriginals better. Following the presentation is a discussion with the Commissioners.

File contains opening remarks by Georges Erasmus, Co-Chair, Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples. Erasmus directs participants to a brochure outlining the Commission's mandate and proposed time length of hearings [possibly going into 1994].

File contains a presentation by Alex Nelson, Aboriginal Sport and Recreation Association of British Columbia. Nelson describes himself as a sports addict and has been involved with coaching sports his entire adult life. He sees the North American Indigenous Games as the pinnacle of Aboriginal sporting achievement, and he hopes that sports funding at the local levels is increased so that Aboriginal youth continue to have the opportunity to play sports. Following the presentation is a discussion with the Commissioners.

File contains a presentation by Earl Claxton, Saanich culture teacher at the Saanich Tribal School. Claxton teaches the Saanich tribal language to students in a two-year immersion program. The Commissioners are appalled to learn that out of approximately 3000 Saanich band members, there are only 20 people who can speak the language. Claxton hopes that the Saanich language program continues to be funded as the Saanich language may die out if younger generations do not learn the language. A discussion with the Commissioners follows the presentation.

File contains a presentation by Gordon Carter, member of the Metis Nation. He reiterates comments made by an earlier speaker regarding toxic waste disposal. Carter then acknowledges the historic contribution that Metis people made in the construction of the first buildings in Victoria and Vancouver in the 1700s. He hopes that Metis people will be recognized in the future for their contributions to Aboriginal life.

File contains a presentation by Jill Harris that summarizes the presentations of the previous four speakers. She notes that students from the Aboriginal Government class at the University of Victoria are present and feels their presence represents the action being taken by Aboriginal governments to work for a better life for Aboriginal youth. Harris believes that "reconciliation between our Aboriginal governments and the Canadian governments must be a priority". A discussion between the presenters and Commissioners follows the presentation.

File contains a presentation by John Shafer discussing the Canadian government's century-old intent to create policies for the purpose of "extinguishment and assimilation" of Aboriginals in Canada and believes that attitude continues today. He also discusses the harmful effects of water pollution of the watershed that drains into Lake Lil'Wat, British Columbia.

File contains a presentation by Mary Charleson of Victoria, British Columbia, via sign language interpreter. Charleson attended the Jericho Hill School for the Deaf in Vancouver where there were few Aboriginal people. She would like to see a program for assisting hearing-impaired Aboriginal people who want to return to their reserve. A discussion with the Commissioners follows the presentation.

File contains a presentation by Phil Hall, Skowkale Reserve, Chillwack, British Columbia. Hall feels that social issues for Aboriginal people must be given priority over other issues such as land claims and self-government. He acknowledges that he is a survivor of sexual abuse as a child and believes the Canadian government should "take a look at our own backdoor" and address social issues among Aboriginal and also non-Aboriginal people as well. Following the presentation is a discussion with the Commissioners.

This file contains a transcript of a part of a portion of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Vancouver, British Columbia. This part includes presentation by Professor Vance Peavy concerning the health system in the Aboriginal community. Questions from the assembled Commissioners follow the presentation.

File contains a presentation by Tom Sampson, Doug Campbell, and Bob Gillen. Sampson introduces Doug Campbell and Bob Gillen. Campbell gives a conceptual framework for the work their group has done on south Vancouver Island, discussing his work in judicial education with the Western Judicial Education Centre. Campbell discusses the need to form personal relationships and trust in reforming the justice system, and some traditional Salish concepts.

File contains opening remarks by Michael Thrasher of Victoria, B.C. Thrasher relates his experiences of learning from Elders, engaging people across the country in addressing addictions and culture reclamation issues, the importance of solidarity amongst Status Indian, Metis, Non-status Indian, and Inuit peoples, the reality of racism and discrimination in Canadian society, and the need for people to be committed to addressing these issues rather than just involved with them.

Discusses a course, offered at the University of Victoria, entitled "Thunderbird/Whale Protection and Welcoming Pole: Learning and Teaching in an Indigenous World". Through construction of this totem pole, students experienced the Aboriginal ways of teaching and learning.

Human and Social Development Thesis (MSW)--University of Victoria, [20--?].

Author academically researches suicide but is also the father of a victim.