- 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
Putting Words into Action: Negotiating Collaborative Research in Gitxaala
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Charles R. Menzies
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 28, no. 1/2, Transformative Sites of Indigenous Education, 2004, pp. 15-32
Description
Describes the process required to initiate a research relationship between the University of British Columbia (UBC) and the Gitxaala First Nation.
Q'epethet ye Mestiyexw, A Gathering of the People
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carolyn Kenny
Jo-ann Archibald
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 24, no. 1, Q epethet ye Mestiyexw, 2000, pp. 1-5
Description
Introduces a special edition of the Canadian Journal of Native Education (CJNE), regarding a collection of scholarly work on the spirit of the "gathering of the people." Articles include oral tradition, curriculum, language, policy and governance.
Quantifying "Two Sides of a Coin": A Statistical Examination of the Central Coast Salish Social Network
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dorothy Kennedy
BC Studies, no. 153, Spring, 2007, pp. 3-32
Description
Discussion of Wayne Suttles' work on Northwest Coast cultures, including an analysis of marriages, that has become the predominant theory of the region's social organization.
The Queen's People: Ethnography or Appropriation?
Alternate Title
Review Essays: The Queen's People: Ethnography or Appropriation?
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Wendy Wickwire
Michael M'Gonigle
Native Studies Review , vol. 7, no. 2, 1991, pp. 97-113
Description
Book review of: The Queen's People, A Study of Hegemony, Coercion, and Accommodation Among the Okanagan of Canadaby Peter Carstens.
Quesnel Tillicum Society Native Friendship Centre
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Spark Design
Description
Website contains links to: information, services and programs in the areas of diabetes, drug & alcohol, employment information, counselling, youth outreach, family support and the Tillicum Learning Centre.
Questions Need to be Answered, Says Family Member of Pickton's Last Victim
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Stefania Seccia
Windspeaker, vol. 28, no. 7, October 2010, p. 8
Description
Reflects on the life and personality of Mona Wilson, a victim of serial killer Robert Pickton, and the naming of a corporation after Wilson's First Nation's name, Running Bear.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.8.
R. v. Maczynski
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[John Douglas] Lambert
[Mary V.] Newbury
[Patricia Mathilda] Proudfoot
Description
Appeal of numerous sentences imposed for offences committed by the supervisor, Jerzy George Maczynski, against young boys at Lower Post Residential School from 1952 to 1961 and from 1965 to 1967.
Race, Class, and Health: School Medical Inspection and "Healthy" Children in British Columbia, 1890 to 1930
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mona Gleason
Canadian Bulletin of Medical History, vol. 19, no. 1, Spring, 2002, pp. 95-112
Description
Argues that the model of healthy living was based on Anglo-Celtic, middle class, values and this model created problems for children and families unable to conform to this social ideal.
Rate of Methadone Use Among Aboriginal Opioid Injection Drug Users
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Evan Wood
Julio S. Montaner
Kathy Li
Lucy Barney
Mark W. Tyndall
Thomas Kerr
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 177, no. 1, July 3, 2007, pp. 37-40
Description
Findings indicated that Methadone use was lower among Aboriginal than among non-Aboriginal injection drug users. Culturally appropriate intervention is recommended.
The Raven and the First Men: From Conception to Completion
Alternate Title
UBC Museum of Anthropology Pacific Northwest Sourcebook Series
[MOA Sourcebooks]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Anne Cross
Description
Brief text accompanies numerous photographs of different stages involved in the creation of the sculpture by Bill Reid.
Original written in 1990.
Raven Plays Ball: Situating "Indian Sports Days" within Indigenous and Colonial Spaces in Twentieth-Century Coastal British Columbia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Allan Downey
Susan Neylan
Canadian Journal of History, vol. 50, no. 3, Since Skyscapers: New Histories of Native-Newcomer Relations ..., Winter, 2015, pp. 442-468
Description
Discusses how sports were introduced as part of the "civilizing" process but came to be used to resist and challenge the colonial agenda.
Raven's Gift
Alternate Title
[Totem Activity Explanations]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Doug LaFortune
Harvey Alphonse
Khut-Whee-Mul-Uhk (Francis Horne)
Tom LaFortune
Richard Hunt
Cicero August
Calvin Hunt
Harold Alfred
Description
Looks at ten totem poles found in Duncan, British Columbia. Each carver gives a brief description of the stories and thought process behind his pole.
Raven Travelling: Page One: A Lost Haida Text
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Skaai of the Qquuna Qiighawaai
Canadian Literature, no. 144, Native, Individual, State, Spring, 1995, pp. 98-111
Description
Previously-lost creation story transcribed in October 1900. Includes English translation.
Entire journal one pdf. Scroll down to page 98 to read article.
Ravens and Film: Stories of Continuity and Mediation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eugenia Kisin
Visual Anthropology Review, vol. 27, no. 2, Fall, 2011, pp. 131-140
Description
Analyzes the computer-animated television series, Raven's Tales, which updates and adapts Northwest Coast legends and myths for young audiences.
Ravens, Wolves, sevenFrogs and oneCow: Silk Screen Prints by First Nations Artists of the Canadian Northwest Coast
Alternate Title
Ravens, Wolves, Seven Frogs and One Cow: Silk Screen Prints by First Nations Artists of the Canadian Northwest Coast
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Erica Claus
Helen Rodney
Walter Larink
Sandy Bachmann
Andrea Adamczyk
Description
Artists featured include Patrick Amos, Dempsey Bob, Reg Davidson, Andy Everson, Roy J. Hanuse, and Mark Henderson.
Re-Imagining and Indigenizing the Library's Role in Educating New Teachers
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Jo-Anne Naslund
Sarah Dupont
Description
Looks at the support offered by the library to the teacher education program, the integration of First Nations history, content and world-views, and the commitment to inquiry and research oriented education.
Duration: 1:08:10.
"Reading" Rock Art: One Sense/Many Senses
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Wendy Wickwire
Michael M'Gonigle
BC Studies, no. 108, Winter, 1995, pp. 75-93
Description
Review essay of, They Write Their Dreams on the Rock Forever: Rock Writings in the Stein River Balley of British Columbia by Annie York, Richard Daly and Chris Arnett.