- 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
Planning for Prosperity: First Nations, Intergovernmental Cooperation and Treaties: A Leaders' Forum
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Barry Stuart
Edmond Wright
Colin Kinsley
Barry Seymour
Finlay Sinclair ... [et al.]
Description
Overview of fourth conference series with focus on positive relationships and emerging partnerships between industry and Aboriginal communities.
Planning, Purchasing, and Partnering: How First Nations are Gaining Ground in British Columbia's Slumping Forest Sector
Alternate Title
Annual Aboriginal Land and Resource Management Conference ; 11th, 2009
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John W. Gailus
Tim Thielmann
Description
Discusses three examples of opportunities First Nations have taken to enhance participation in the forest sector: the Gitxsan, the Klahoose First Nation, and the case of three First Nations with a collective forest licence.
Planting the Seeds: Insights for Researchers Interested in Working With Indigenous Peoples
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chris Macklin
Chris Marchand
Eric Mitchell
Roberta Price
Vanessa Mitchell ... [et al.]
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 16, no. 1, Honouring the Sacred Fire: Ending Systemic Racism toward Indigenous Peoples, 2021, pp. 208-222
Description
Examines workshops created by Indigenous elders and academic researchers to improve culturally safe research practices with Indigenous populations.
Plants in Language and Classification among BC First Nations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nancy J. Turner
Carla Burton
Jan Van Eijk
BC Studies, no. 179, Ethnobotany in BC, Autumn, 2013, pp. [135]-158
Description
Draws on the fields of ethnobotany, linguistics, and anthropology to provide an overview of systems of naming and organizing knowledge about categories of plants.
The Plateau Interaction Sphere and Late Prehistoric Cultural Complexity
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brian Hayden
Rick Schulting
American Antiquity, vol. 62, no. 1, January 1997, pp. 51-85
Description
Describes the Northwestern culture area where overlapping interests and trade in prestige goods created an elite class
Playing the Devil's Advocate: Anthropology in Delgamuukw
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John J. Cove
PoLAR: Political and Legal Anthropology Review, vol. 19, no. 2, November 1996, pp. 53-58
Description
Focuses on the reasons for the court discarding most anthropological testimony in Delgamuukw v. the Queen.
“Please mom? Can you please download it at home?”: Video Games as a Symbol of Linguistic Survivance
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Dennison Lacho
Aaron Leon
Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 1, Indigenous Gaming , July 31, 2017, pp. 70-88
Description
Authors examine the ways that video games can be and are used as a tool for language and cultural survivance and resurgence.
Pocahontas's Granddaughters: Spiritual Transition and Tradition of Carrier Women of British Columbia
Alternate Title
Pocahontas' Granddaughters Spiritual Transition and Tradition of Carrier Women of British Columbia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jo-Anne Fiske
Ethnohistory, vol. 43, no. 4, Native American Womens Response to Christianity, Fall, 1996, pp. 663-681
Description
Explores differences between romanticized portrayals and the reality of colonized First Nations' women in relation to morality, spirituality and sexuality.
Point of View in Kaska Historical Narratives
Theses
Author/Creator
Patrick James Moore
Description
Linguistics Thesis (Ph.D.)--Indiana University, 2003.
Documentation in the dissertation includes narratives by Alfred Caesar, Mary Charlie, Amos Dick, Mida Donnessey, Arthur John, Rose Johnston, Liza Magun, John Martin and others.
Police Protection of Vulnerable and Marginalized Women: A Policy Discussion Report Prepared for the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry
Alternate Title
Oppal Commission
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Melina Buckley
Description
Provides brief overview of issues related to police protection, identifies and discusses seven major policy options, and sets out questions for further discussion.
Policy and Practice Options for Equitable Access to Primary Healthcare for Indigenous Peoples in British Columbia and Norway
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Josée G. Lavoie
International Indigenous Policy, vol. 5, no. 1, 2014, pp. 1-17
Description
Study shows that in British Columbia, Indigenous-specific primary healthcare services ensure better care compared to Norway where Sámi-centric services exist only in mental health.
Policy Development for Museums: A First Nations Perspective
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
E. Richard Atleo
BC Studies, no. 89, In Celebration of Our Survival: The First Nations of British Columbia, Spring, 1991, pp. 48-61
Description
Discusses guidelines for incorporating First Nations view points and the repatriation of cultural artifacts.
The Politics of Kith and Kin: Observations on the British Columbia Government’s Reaction to the Death of Sherry Charlie
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gerald Cradock
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 3, no. 1, 2007, pp. 15-33
Description
Discussion of the difficulties Aboriginal child welfare agencies face when operating in a system that is not designed for their needs.
"A Portrait of this Country": Whiteness, Indigeneity, Multiculturalism and the Vancouver Opening Ceremonies
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nathan Kalman-Lamb
TOPIA, no. 27, [Spring], [2012], pp. 5-27
Description
Discusses the enactment of the Canadian identity at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games opening ceremonies in Vancouver and it's coverage by CTV.
Possessing Meares Island
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Barry Gough
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 33, no. 2, Summer, 1998, pp. 177-185
Description
Discussion of how the island went from Indigenous occupancy to Indian Reserve status and subject to Timber License 44.
Post-Contact Culture Changes Among the Lummi Indians
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Wayne Suttles
British Columbia Historical Quarterly, vol. 18, no. 1 & 2, Jan. - Apr. 1954, pp. 29-102
Description
Looks at the culture of the Straits tribes, contact with the Europeans from 1790 and focuses on subsistence, government, religion and marriage of the Lummi.
Scroll down to page 29 to read article.
Post-Secondary Education Partnership Agreement Toolkit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indigenous Adult and Higher Learning Association
University of Victoria
Nicola Valley Institute of Technology
Description
Looks at increasing the participation and success of Aboriginal learners in post-secondary education and increasing and improving opportunities for student mobility.
Potlatch 67-67: Then and Now
Alternate Title
Potlatch 67-67 Lesson Series
Hiłt̕sist̕a'a̱m: The Copper Will Be Fixed
E-Books
Author/Creator
Kumugwe Cultural Society
Comox Valley Art Gallery
Description
Catalogue for exhibition held to mark the 67th anniversary of the lifting of the Potlatch ban.
Related material: Lesson Plan.
The Potlatch Collection Repatriation
Alternate Title
Repatriation and Protection of First Nations Culture in Canada
Part III: Repatriation and Protection of First Nations Culture in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gloria Cranmer Webster
University of British Columbia Law Review, Special Issue: Material Culture in Flux: Law and Policy of Repatriation of Cultural Property, 1995, pp. [137]-141
Description
Description of negotiations involved in repatriating ceremonial objects seized under the anti-potlatch law and sold to the Royal Ontario Museum, the Museum of Man and the Museum of the American Indian.