- 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
Mathematics and Culture Work Booklet
Alternate Title
Mathematics + Culture
Northwest Mathematics Conference ; 2009
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kanwal Singh Neel
John Pusic
Description
Designed to teach mathematics through the lens of Squamish Lil'Wat Nations. Lesson themes include building a canoe, weaving, beadwork, drums and drumming, and making masks.
Mathias v. The Queen 2001 FCT 480
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Federal Court of Canada
Description
Federal Court decision concerning claims of the Squamish Indian Band and the Musqueam Indian Band regarding issues arising from surrender and loss of use of the False Creek Indian Reserve, established in 1869.
McBride of McKenna-McBride: Premier Richard McBride and the Indian Question in British Columbia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patricia E. Roy
BC Studies, no. 172, Winter, 2011/2012, pp. 35-76
Description
Examines the attitudes of co-author of Royal Commission on Indian Affairs in British Columbia (popularly known as the McKenna-McBride Report) with particular attention to the question of lands and reserves.
McIvor V Canada and the 2010 Amendments to the Indian Act: A Half-Hearted Remedy to Historical Injustice
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah E. Hamill
Constitutional Forum, vol. 19, no. 1, 2 & 3, 2010, pp. 75-84
Description
Looks at the deficiencies of Bill C-31 in addressing gender discrimination and Aboriginal status as amendments to the Indian Act .
Meaningful Consultation: Reconciliation through an Honourable Process
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Practice Points
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jennifer Griffith
Description
Discusses different aspects of duty to consult, the relationship between consultation and accommodation, and whether or not the B.C. Provincial Policy for Consultation with First Nations is meeting the demands of consultation.
Meaningful Involvement of Aboriginal Peoples in Environmental Assessment: Final Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources (CIER)
Description
Includes three case studies: Namgis First Nation and the Orca Sand and Gravel Project, Tahltan Iskut First Nation and the Galore Creek Project, and Union of New Brunswick Indians and the Emera Pipeline.
A Measured Sovereignty: The Politics of Nation-Making in British Columbia
Alternate Title
A Measured Sovereignty The Politics of Nation Making in British Columbia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrew Woolford
R. S. Ratner
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 24, no. 2, 2004, pp. 283-316
Description
Argues that within the British Columbia Treaty Process, there are two radically different positions regarding self-determination; the First Nations focus on sovereignty and the non-Aboriginal focus on integration within the neoliberal state.
Measuring Social Support in Aboriginal Early Childhood Programs
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jessica Ball
Enid Elliot
Research Connections Canada, no. 12, 2005, pp. 41-60
Description
Examines how two community-based child care programs are received and perceived by the parents whose children are using the programs.
Scroll down to page 41 to read article.
The Medicine Fight: An Instrument of Political Process among the Beaver Indians
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robin Ridington
American Anthropologist, vol. 70, no. 6, New Series, December 1968, pp. 1152-1160
Description
Mid-20th century study of the power politics of the Beaver peoples and how the supernatural plays a part in their quest for social power.
"Melq'ilwiye" Coming Together in an Intersectional Research Team - Using Narratives and Cultural Safety to Transform Aboriginal Social Work and Human Service Field Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Natalie Clark
Julie Drolet
Mike Arnouse
Patrick Walton
Paul Rene' Tamburro
et al.
Pimatisiwin, vol. 7, no. 2, Winter, 2009, pp. 291-315
Description
Describes a project that bettered the understanding of relationships between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples and their respective intellectual and cultural traditions.
The "Mental" Health of Canada's Indigenous Children and Youth: Finding New Ways Forward
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Michael Chandler
Healthcare Quarterly, vol. 14, Special Issue 3: Child Health in Canada, April 2011, pp. 50-57
Description
Tracks the rates of suicide among B.C.'s First Nations youth for each of British Columbia's more than 200 separate bands and 27 band councils for close to 20 years.
Mentoring Tools
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
anpBC
Description
Provides information for Indigenous service organizations wishing to develop a mentoring strategy, including: deciding upon guiding principles and values, applications for mentoring and mentors, contracts to work together, joint obligations, expectations, and conflict resolution.
A Message for Canada's 'Great Kahoona'
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Nelle Oosterom
Canada's History, vol. 90, no. 4, August/September 2010, p. 12
Description
Discusses the 1910 Laurier Memorial and its importance as a living document to a group of First Nations in the interior of British Columbia.
Métis Group Joins Save the Fraser Declaration Against Pipeline
Articles » General
Author/Creator
David P. Ball
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 11, February 2013, p. 8,16
Description
Comments on Métis and First Nations people joining together to oppose a pipeline project in British Columbia.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.8.
Métis Housing Need in BC Costing Model Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Big River Analytics
Description
Analysis focuses on cost of reducing core housing need by 50%, lowest cost interventions, and reducing the gap between Metis and comparable non-Indigenous populations using data collected in the MNBC Housing Needs Survey, The Voice of Metis: Housing Needs Assessment.
Métis Lives, Past and Present: A Review Essay
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Heather Devine
BC Studies, no. 128, Winter, 2000/2001, pp. 85-90
Description
Book review of:
What It Is to Be Métis: The Stories and Recollections of the Elders and the Prince George Métis Society edited by Mike Evans, Marcelle Gareau, [... et al.]
I Knew Two Métis Women: The Lives of Dorothy Scofield and Georgina Houle Young by Gregory Scofield.
Thunder through My Veins: Memories of a Métis Childhood by Gregory Scofield.
Métis Offenders in British Columbia: An Examination of Needs in the Institution and Upon Release
Articles » General
Author/Creator
John-Patrick Moore
Tim Low
Frankie Berland
FORUM on Corrections Research, vol. 14, no. 3, Focusing on Aboriginal Issues, September 2002, pp. 42-45
Description
Survey conducted through structured interviews with offenders and family members in order to provide profile of offenders and develop appropriate programming.
Métis-specific Bibliography for the BCcampus Indigenization Project
Alternate Title
BCcampus Indigenization Project
[Indigenization Project: Process Documents and Resources]
Documents & Presentations
Description
Brief list of resources divided into four sections: kinship, land relations, tools and impacts of colonization, calls to action.
Minding Our Own Businesses: How to Create Support in First Nations Communities for Aboriginal Business
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John McBride
Description
Describes the information and services the Aboriginal entrepreneur commonly needs to start up a business; Infrastructure the community can provide; what bands or tribal councils can do about financing; ways of building support for businesses in the community; and developing support groups and business education programs.
Miskito Coast Damage Likely Worse Than Reported
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, September 7, 2007, p. A11
Description
Cuthand reports on three events: the aftermath of Hurricane Felix; Judge Steven Point becomes the first Aboriginal Lt.-Gov. in B.C.; Canadian government fails to show support to the Kelowna Accord.
Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women and Girls in British Columbia and Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lawyers' Rights Watch
B.C. CEDAW [Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women] Group
Description
Identifies areas of persistent discrimination and highlights Canada's ongoing failure to address rights violations.
Submission to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on the occasion of its review of Canada’s 19th and 20th reports.
Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women and Girls in British Columbia, Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Women’s Association of Canada
Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action
University of Miami School of Law Human Rights Clinic
Description
"Briefing Paper for Thematic Hearing before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, 144th Period of Sessions, March 28, 2012."
Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women in Canada: Learning from the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
David Eby
Robyn Gervais
Description
Lawyer from the British Columbia Civil Liberties Assoc. and lawyer who represented Aboriginal interests critique the Commission in terms of the structure, lack of consultation and operation, and give reasons why groups most directly affected eventually withdrew from the process. Followed by question and answer period.
Duration: 1:21:17.