On the Haida Indians of the Queen Charlotte Islands

Alternate Title
Report on the Queen Charlotte Islands
Vocabulary of the Haida Indians of the Queen Charlotte Islands
E-Books
Author/Creator
George M. Dawson
Description
Appendix A and B from Report on the Queen Charlotte Islands published as part of the Geologic Survey of Canada.
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On the Nisga'a Treaty

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Charles Taylor
BC Studies, no. 120, The Nisgaa Treaty, Winter, 1998/1999, pp. 37-40
Description
Discusses racism and self government.
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On The Politics of Indigeneity: North American and Pacific Histories

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Doug Kiel
Journal of Social History, vol. 44, no. 1, Fall, 2010, pp. 239-245
Description
Book reviews of: Ties That Bind: The Story of an Afro-Cherokee Family in Slavery and Freedom by Tiya Miles. Authentic Indians: Episodes of Encounter from the Late-Nineteenth-Century North-west Coast by Paige Raibmon. Hawaiian Blood: Colonialism and the Politics of Sovereignty and Indigeneity by J. Kēhaulani Kauanui.
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One Moon Gallery: The Art of Darlene Gait

Web Sites » Personal
Author/Creator
Darlene Gait
Description
Highlights artist's works through wildlife, native and mixed media galleries and includes brief video of artist explaining the inspirations for her art.
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One of the Famous Old Totem Poles of the North

Images » Photographs
Description
Handwritten annotation on back of postcard: "Named Waum Gana'o 14'[high] / erected 1845 / 4 Bottom figure, is of the big hog, upside down." Waum Gana'o is indicated as the big hog by an arrow. Title from bottom of postcard. Skeena River, BC.
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One Step Forward and Two Steps Back: Province Found to Have Breached Aboriginal Consultation Obligations for Second Time

Alternate Title
[Insights (McMillan LLP)]
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joan M. Young
Melanie J. Harmer
[McMillan Aboriginal Law Bulletin], March 2015, pp. [1]-6
Description
Discusses three key points where the Province failed in the case of Da’naxda’xw/Awaetlala First Nation v. British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority, 2015 BCSC 16.
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One West, Two Myths: A Comparative Reader

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Michael Childers
The American Review of Canadian Studies, vol. 35, no. 4, Winter, 2005, pp. 739-741
Description
Book review of: One West, Two Myths edited by Carol Higham and Robert Thacker; book deals with the impact of the 49th parallel on the relations between and among First Nations and governments.
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Online Resources to Enrich Our Work With Students

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Celia Brogan
English Practice, vol. 57, no. 1, pp. 53-[54]
Description
Provides a list of useful websites to compliment the new curriculum. Entire issue on one pdf. Scroll down to page 53 to access article.
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Open Professional Learning Resources: Audience Profiles

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
BCcampus
Indigenization Project Steering Committee
Description
Focuses on desired outcomes rather than current practices in the areas of intention, behaviour, community and systems fit in each of six post-secondary staff groups: front line staff / student services / advisors; leaders / administrators; curriculum / educational developers; educators / teachers / instructors; and researchers.
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Opetchesaht Indian Band v. Canada, [1997] 2 S.C.R. 119

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Supreme Court of Canada
Description
Court considered the validity and duratiion of a permit granting right-of-way to a provincial utility company for power lines across a reserve pursuant to Indian Act, s. 28(2)
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Opportunities and Challenges: What Does the New Economy Have to Offer Aboriginal Economic Development?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura Lamb
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 6, no. 1, Fall, 2008, pp. 44-60
Description
Examines how information and communication technology has made outsourcing certain functions to remote locations possible and whether this is a viable source of employment for Aboriginal communities. Specifically looks at call centres.
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[Organizational Traps: Groupthink, Rumor and Ego]

Alternate Title
Criminal Investigative Failures
Oppal Commission
Organizational Traps: Groupthink, Rumour and Ego
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kim Rossmo
Description
Comments on the murders committed by Robert Pickton. Excerpt from chapter in the book Criminal Investigative Failures by Kim Rossmo. Exhibit no. 69 from the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry.
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Organized Salish Blanket Pattern

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary Lois Kissell
American Anthropologist, vol. 31, no. 1, New Series, January-March 1929, pp. 85-88
Description
Describes the designs found in fragments of ancient nobility garments.
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Osoyoos Indian Band v. Oliver (Town), [2001] 3 S.C.R. 746, 2001 SCC 85

Alternate Title
Osoyoos Indian Band Appellant v. The Town of Oliver and Her Majesty The Queen in Right of the Province of British Columbia Respondents [...]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Supreme Court of Canada
Description
Dispute involving reserve land taken for the public purpose of an irrigation canal.
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Our Home on Native Land: Burrard Inlet

Alternate Title
Our Home on Native Land Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Ed Watson
Description
Documentary on one of Canada's wealthiest First Nations reserves, the Tsleil-Waututh Nation. Duration: 57:59.
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Our Homes Are Bleeding - Digital Collection

Archival » Collections (primary materials)
Author/Creator
Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC)
Description
Links to historical information, maps, newspaper articles, photographs and video clips documenting Aboriginal title and rights in British Columbia. Includes documents relating to the McKenna McBride Royal Commission (1913-1916).
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Our Interconnected Journey

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lorna Williams
BC Studies , no. 200, 50th Anniversary, Winter, 2019, pp. 53-75
Description
In this personal essay, the author explores issues rooted in the conflicting worldviews of Indigenous and settler society; she further compares the legal traditions rooted in these worldviews and explores concepts surrounding the rule of law and its failure versus unjust laws within the context of her own Jewish heritage and the legacy of Nazi Germany.
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