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Building Longhouses and Constructing Identities: A Brief History of the Coqualeetza Longhouse and Shxwt’a:selhawtxw
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jonathan Clapperton
University of the Fraser Valley: Research Review, vol. 2, no. 2, Through Students Eyes: Selected Papers from the the Stó:lō Ethnohistory Field School , Spring, 2009, pp. 95-118
Description
Argues that the two teaching longhouses are examples of Aboriginal people influencing and controlling the cultural education process.
Building on Her Legacy of Leadership
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Brian Lin
Windspeaker, vol. 23, no. 12, March 2006, p. 5
Description
Recounts the achievements of Wendy Grant-John, the recipient of the 2006 National Aboriginial Achievement Award for community development.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.19.
Building Relationships Through Reciprocal Student Exchanges
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Judith M. Hewitt
Elizabeth A. Lee
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 35, no. 1, Indigenous Pedagogies Resurgence and Restoration, 2012, pp. 98-116, 222-223
Description
Describe the learning journeys shared by two First Nations schools, one in a British Columbia city and the other in a Northern Ontario rural community.
Building Strong Communities Through Education and Treaties: Discussion Paper
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Christa Williams
Description
Examines issues related to quality education for First Nations learners; factors which are associated with First Nations control and jurisdiction; overview of how First Nations are looking to build their governments; provisions for education in their treaties; and education provisions in modern day treaties.
Building Strong First Nations: NRT Strategic Plan 2010-2013
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
New Relationship Trust
Description
Discusses the strategic plan that includes enhancing capacity within First Nation governance, encourages access to education, assists British Columbia First Nations to protect and revive their languages and cultures, supports initiatives that engage youth and elders, and advances economic development opportunities.
Building Sustainable Relationships: Aboriginal Engagement and Sustainability
Alternate Title
Building Sustainable Relationships: A Compendium of Leadership Practices in Aboriginal Engagement and Sustainability
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
William K. McIntosh
Description
Eleven case studies on best practices in business/Aboriginal partnerships.
The Burden of Sovereignty: Court Configurations of Indigenous and State Authority in Aboriginal Title Litigation in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tyler McCreary
North American Dialogue, vol. 17, no. 2, October 2014, pp. 64-78
Description
Shows how the Delgamuukw v. the Queen identified the authority of traditional hereditary chiefs to represent their communities against the state.
The Burning of Kitsegukla, 1872
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
R.M. Galois
BC Studies, no. 94, The Historical Geography of British Columbia, Summer, 1992, pp. 59-81
Description
Discusses Constable Robert Brown's encounter at Kitsegukla and the Gitksan perception of and response to the burring of Kitsegukla.
Business and Politics in Aboriginal Communities
Alternate Title
Policy Brief (Institute on Governance) ; no. 17
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John Graham
Heather Edwards
Policy Brief (Institute on Governance)
Description
Looks at universal principles of good governance and how they are applied to business ventures. Includes business development cases.
The Business Case For Treaties
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
BC [British Columbia] Treaty Commission
Description
Discusses how British Columbia businesses are developing working relationships with First Nations and positioning themselves as leaders in British Columbia’s changing economic climate.
But I Was Wearing a Suit
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Continuing Legal Education Society of BC
Description
Indigenous lawyers and law students from British Columbia recount their experiences with stereotyping, race-based assumptions, and discrimination within the legal profession and while practicing in the justice system.
Duration: 25:43.
Related material: Part 2.
"But My Students All Speak English": Ethical Research Issues of Aboriginal English
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lynne Wiltse
TESL Canada Journal, vol. 28, Special Issue 5, Summer, 2011, pp. 53-71
Description
Explores three interrelated ethical issues: current spoken dialect and ancestral language, implications for classroom, and issues for researchers working in Aboriginal fields.
By Way of Introduction from the Pacific Northwest Coast
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Yvonne Marshall
World Archaeology, vol. 29, no. 3, February 1998, pp. 311-316
Description
Introduction to papers collected for publication using a theme of interpersonal relations to explore a new social archaeology.
A Cache of Aboriginal Fishing Gear From the Queen Charlotte Islands
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Philip M. Hobler
BC Studies, no. 37, Spring, 1978, pp. 37-47
Description
Looks at artifacts recovered from a rock-shelter on the north side of Tasu Sound on the west coast of Moresby Island. Includes drawings and photographs.
Cairns of British Columbia and Washington
Alternate Title
Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History ; v. 4. Anthropology ; v. 3
[Publications of] the Jesup North Pacific Expedition ; v. [2], pt. 2
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Harlan I. Smith
Gerard Fowke
Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History
Description
Forms part of Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History, v. 4 (p. [55]-75, 5 plates).
The Calder Decision, Aboriginal Title, Treaties, and the Nisga'a
Alternate Title
Law and Society Series
Let Right Be Done: Aboriginal Title, the Calder Case, and the Future of Indigenous Rights
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Christina Godlewska
Jeremy Webber
Law and Society Series
Description
Commentary on the pivotal case which established that title was a right recognized by Canadian law.
Chapter from: Let Right Be Done: Aboriginal Title, the Calder Case, and the Future of Indigenous Rights edited by Hamar Foster, Heather Raven, Jeremy Webber.
Calder et al. v. Attorney-General of British Columbia, [1973] S.C.R. 313
Alternate Title
Calder et al. v. Attorney-General of British Columbia, [1973] Supreme Court Reports 313
Frank Calder et al., Suing on Their Own Behalf and On Behalf of All Other Members of the Nishga Tribal Council [...]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Supreme Court of Canada
Description
Argues that Aboriginal title had never been extinguished in territories around Nass River Valley, Observatory Inlet, Portland Inlet and the Portland Canal, in northwestern British Columbia.
A Camp is a Home and Other Reasons Why Indigenous Hunting Camps Can't Be Moved Out of the Way of Resource Developments
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas McIlwraith
The Northern Review, vol. 36, Fall, 2012, pp. 97-126
Description
Looks at the notions of dwelling and building, literatures on place and home, and the Iskut peoples' insistence that their camps are enduring places used by both the living and the spirits of their ancestors.
Canada, British Columbia, and the Development of Indian Reserve No. 2, at Chuchuwayha
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karl Preuss
BC Studies, no. 163, Autumn, 2009, pp. 87-121
Description
Discusses support from the Department of Indian Affairs regarding Native interests using the community of Chuchuwayha settlement as an example.
Canada, Churches Appeal Residential School Decisions
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paul Barnsley
Windspeaker, vol. 19, no. 6, October 2001, p. 9
Description
Examines the vicarious liability claims of churches and the federal government for the actions of school employees.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.9.
Canada – Indian and Inuit Communities – British Columbia
Alternate Title
National Atlas Data Base Map Series; map no. NADM-5
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Geographical Division
Surveys and Mapping Branch
Energy Mines and Resources Canada
Description
Shows inhabited and uninhabited Indian reserves, and settlements situated on Crown lands by size.
Canada Responds to Tsilhqot'in Decision: Extinguishment or Nothing!
Alternate Title
[The Tsilhqot’in Decision and Canada’s First Nations Termination Policies, pt. 1]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Russell Diabo
Shiri Pasternak
Description
Brief discussion of Canada's Comprehensive Land Claims policy in response to the Supreme Court of Canada's landmark decision in the case Tsilhqot'in v. British Columbia.
Canada's Actions Speaks Louder than Words
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Erin Culhane
Windspeaker, vol. 19, no. 5, September 2001, p. 5
Description
Reports on compensation legislation for child abuse cases and how inequitable settlements have been inadequate.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.5.
Canadian Indigenous Books for Schools: Selected & Evaluated by Teacher-Librarians and Educators, 2018/19
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia
Description
Annotated list divided into elementary (K-7), cross-grade (suitable for all levels) and secondary (8-12) then alphabetically by title. Subject and curriculum areas included.