- Abbotsford
- Agassiz
- Alert Bay
- Alexis Creek
- Alice Arm
- Armstrong
- Barkerville
- Bella Bella
- Bella Coola
- Burnaby
- Burns Lake
- Campbell Island
- Campbell River
- Canim Lake
- Chase
- Chemainus
- Chetwynd
- Chilliwack
- Clinton
- Courtenay
- Cranbrook
- Dawson Creek
- Douglas Lake
- Duncan
- Endako
- Esquimalt
- Fernie
- Fort Nelson
- Fort St. John
- Galiano Island
- Gingolx
- Gitanyow
- Gitwinksihlkw
- Good Hope Lake
- Greenville
- Haida Gwaii
- Hartley Bay
- Hazelton
- Hope
- Invermere
- James Bay
- Kamloops
- Kelly Lake
- Kelowna
- Keremeos
- Kispiox
- Kitamaat Village
- Kitimat
- Kitsumkalum
- Kitwanga
- Lax Kw\'alaams
- Laxgalts\'ap
- Lillooet
- Lytton
- Merritt
- Metlakatla
- Mica Creek
- Middle River
- Mission
- Moberly Lake
- Mount Currie
- Nanaimo
- New Aiyansh
- New Denver
- New Westminster
- Okanagan
- Oliver
- Osoyoos
- Penticton
- Port Alberni
- Port Coquitlam
- Port Essington
- Port Hardy
- Port Moody
- Port Simpson
- Powell River
- Prince George
- Prince Rupert
- Queen Charlotte Islands
- Richmond
- Rock Creek
- Saanich
- Salmon Arm
- Sardis
- Shelley
- Skidegate
- Smithers
- Sooke
- Spuzzum
- Squamish
- Surrey
- Telegraph Creek
- Terrace
- Tofino
- Tsawwassen
- Ucluelet
- Vancouver
- Vancouver Island
- Vanderhoof
- Vernon
- Victoria
- Whistler
- White Rock
- Williams Lake
Land Management and Economic Development Under the Indian Act
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Law: Solicitors' Issues, 2009 Update ; Paper 1.1
Practice Made Perfect CLEBC
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John W. Gailus
Description
Looks at the complex undertaking involved in developing reserve lands and the different rules and stakeholders involved.
The Land We Are: Artists and Writers Unsettle the Politics of Reconciliation and The Poetics of Land and Identity Among British Columbia Indigenous Peoples
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Chris Arnett
BC Studies, no. 190, Histories of Settler Colonialism, Summer, 2016, pp. 142-144
Description
Book reviews of:
The Land We Are edited by Gabrielle L'Hirondelle Hill and Sophie McCall.
The Poetics of Land and Identity Among British Columbia Indigenous Peoples by Christine Elsey.
Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 142.
Landing Native Fisheries: Indian Reserves and Fishing Rights in British Columbia, 1849-1924
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Frank Tough
BC Studies, no. 161, Spring, 2009, pp. 138-140
Description
Book review of: Landing Native Fisheries: Indian Reserves and Fishing Rights in British Columbia, 1849-1924 by Douglas C. Harris.
Scroll down to page 138 to read review.
Landing Native Fisheries: Indian Reserves & Fishing Rights in British Columbia, 1849–1925
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Daniel Marshall
Michael Blackwell
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 91, no. 4, December 2010, pp. 773-775
Description
Book review of: Landing Native Fisheries: Indian Reserves & Fishing Rights in British Columbia, 1849–1925 by Douglas C. Harris.
Landscapes and Social Transformations on the Northwest Coast: Colonial Encounters in the Fraser Valley
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
R. Scott Sheffield
BC Studies, no. 182, The Great War, 2014, pp. 227-228
Description
Book review of Landscapes and Social Transformations on the Northwest Coast by Jeff Oliver.
Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 227.
Landscapes and Social Transformations on the Northwest Coast: Colonial Encounters in the Fraser Valley
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Aron L. Crowell
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 36, no. 4, 2012, pp. 175-177
Description
Book review of: Landscapes and Social Transformations on the Northwest Coastby Jeff Oliver.
Review located by scrolling to page 175.
Language and Identity, Language and the Land
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patricia A. Shaw
BC Studies, no. 131, Autumn, 2001, pp. 39-55
Description
Comparison of attitudes of those who speak the dominant language to those whose identity may be tied to languages in danger of extinction, and recognition there is an inextricable link between language and culture.
Language Attitudes, Perceptions and Identity: Some Haida and Cree Data
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Itesh Sachdev
David Hanlon
London Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 16, Continuities and Changing Realities: Meanings and Identities Among Canadas Aboriginal Peoples, 2000/2001, pp. 69-87
Description
Surveys adults and teenagers in Haida Gwaii, British Columbia and Cree from Fish River, Manitoba.
Language Revitalization and Colonization : Decolonizing Language Revitalization
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
April Iris Charlo
Khelsilem Rivers
Description
First part of presentation is April Iris Charol discussing concepts such as ownership, developing consciousness and the way words are interpreted.
Second part of presentation is Khelsilem Rivers discussing how colonization shaped identity and indigenous lanaguages.
Duration: 1:56:23.
ȽÁU,WELṈEW̱
Alternate Title
LAUWELNEW, the Saanich Peoples' Story of the Great Flood: Lesson Plan
LAUWELNEW
E-Books
Author/Creator
Earl Claxton
Description
WSANEC (Saanich) great flood story. Text in a mixture of English and SENĆOŦEN.
Related material: Lesson Plan by Shauna White and Kathryn Godfrey appropriate for Grade 6 language arts/ social studies.
Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun: The Impending Nisga'a' Deal. Last Stand. Chump Change, 1996
Alternate Title
75 Years of Collecting
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Vancouver Art Gallery
Description
Excerpt from 75 Years of Collecting, published by the Vancouver Art Gallery. Contains brief biography of the artist, list of his works, exhibition history, and archival history.
The Lax Kw'alaams Indian Band v. The Attorney General of Canada, 2006 BCSC 1463
Alternate Title
The Lax Kw'alaams Indian Band v. The Attorney General of Canada, 2006 British Columbia Supreme Court 1463
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Supreme Court of British Columbia
Description
Discusses a case where the plaintiffs are seeking Aboriginal constitutional rights to fish and sell fish.
A Lay Person's Guide to Delgamuukw
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
BC (British Columbia) Treaty Commission
Description
Simplified explanation why Delgamuukw was a turning point in Treaty negotiations, having confirmed Aboriginal title exists in British Columbia, establishes rights to land, resources, and places a duty on the Crown to consult First Nations for actions effecting such rights.
LE,NONET Pilot Project: [Interim Evaluation Report]: Vol. 1
Alternate Title
I Want to Have the Choice
Millennium Pilot Projects Series
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
University of Victoria
Description
Discusses four-year project undertaken at the University of Victoria to increase retention and success of Aboriginal students through supportive programming, positive community experiences, peer mentoring, financial assistance, and cultural training for faculty and staff.
LE,NONET Project: [Interim Evaluation Report]: Executive Summary
Alternate Title
Millennium Pilot Projects Series
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
University of Victoria
Description
Discusses four-year project undertaken at the University of Victoria to increase retention and success of Aboriginal students through supportive programming, positive community experiences, peer mentoring, financial assistance, and cultural training for faculty and staff.
Leadership and Culture in Schools in Northern British Columbia: Bridge Buildings and/or Re-balancing Act?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rosemary Foster
Tim Goddard
Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, no. 27, July 25, 2003, p. [?]
Description
Interviews educators, parents, students and community members on their beliefs and assumptions about educational leadership.
Leading by Example: Practices and Performance in Corporate-Aboriginal Partnerships
Alternate Title
Members' Briefing (Conference Board of Canada) ; April 1999
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 258-99]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Stelios Loizides
Description
Looks at the challenges and opportunities Aboriginal leaders and corporations face in developing beneficial socio-economic plans.
Learn about Western Canada in the Early 1900s through the Art of C.D. Hoy: Teacher Resource Guide for Grades 7-12
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Art Canada Institute
Description
Hoy was a photographer who worked in Quesnel, British Columbia at the start of the twentieth century, when the Fraser River and Cariboo Gold Rushes were taking place, resulting in different cultural groups coming together in one location. Many of his portraits were of Indigenous people living in the area. Designed to complement the online exhibition Through the Lens of C.D. Hoy: How a Chinese Canadian Photographer Memorialized a Community.
"A Learning Bridge for Aboriginal Adults" (ALBAA): Final Report Phase 1 - Aboriginal Transitions Research Fund, May 29, 2009
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kathy Mitchell
Doug Brown
Natalie Clark
Ken Favrholdt
Kristen Hamilton .. [et al.]
Description
Explores best practices for transition of adult basic education students to post-secondary institutions and makes recommendations for future research.
Learning, Growing and Leading 2012
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Linda McDonell
Danielle Alphonse
Description
"A summary of research conducted to investigate philosophical frameworks and management structures to guide the development of Aboriginal Early Childhood Development programs and services."
Learning Guide: The Salmon Bears: Giants of the Great Bear Rainforest
Alternate Title
The Salmon Bears Learning Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alex Van Tol
Lauren Hudson
Diana Chan
Johanna Gordon-Walker
Karen McAllister
Description
For use with book of same name, written by Ian McAllister and Nicholas Read. Lesson plans for Grades 4-7 correspond to each chapter in the book.
Learning to Talk to the Land: Online Stewardship in Taku River Tlingit Territory
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christine Schreyer
Jon Corbett
Nicole Gordon
Colleen Larson
Decolonization, vol. 3, no. 3, Indigenous Land-Based Education, 2014, pp. 106-133
Description
Article describes a web-based participatory mapping tool(https://trt.geolive.ca/) which combines ideologies of stewardship with place names and stories.
Leaving Paradise: Indigenous Hawaiians in the Pacific Northwest, 1787-1898
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jennifer Brown
BC Studies, no. 152, Past Emergent, Winter, 2006, pp. 111-112
Description
Book review of: Leaving Paradise: Indigenous Hawaiians in the Pacific Northwest, 1987-1898 by Jean Barman, Bruce McIntyre Watson.
Scroll down to page 111 to read review.
The Legacies of Colonization: Apartheid in Small Town British Columbia
Alternate Title
City TalksLecture
The City Talks
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Leonie Sandercock
Description
Leonie Sandercock discusses documentary, Finding Our Way a documentary about Burns Lake municipality, the reserve in the middle and the Carrie Nation.
Duration: 47.12.
The Legacy and Future of the Buffalo People
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Buffalo Star Woman (Sandra Delorme)
BC Studies, no. 193, Spring, 2017, pp. 8-11
Description
Author reflects on how residential schools have impacted herself and her loved ones, and describes how she has freed herself from that inheritance.
Legacy of Residential Schools: Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women
Alternate Title
From Truth to Reconciliation: Transforming the Legacy of Residential Schools
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Beverley Jacobs
Andrea J. Williams
Description
Describes the findings of the Sisters in Spirit initiative and work with grieving families.
Chapter from From Truth to Reconciliation: Transforming the Legacy of Residential Schools edited by Marlene Brant Castellano.