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B.C. Bishops Call for Referendum Protest

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Solange De Santis
Anglican Journal, vol. 128, no. 5, May 2002, p. 1, 3
Referendum concerning Treaty rights and land claims considered a political manoeuvre.
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B.C. Church Goes Bankrupt

Alternate Title
CBC Television News ; December 30, 2001
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Terry Alec
David Crawley
Betty Gore
Duncan Wallace
Discusses the bankruptcy of the Anglican Diocese of Cariboo due to residential schools lawsuits. Includes synopsis and "Did You Know?" section. Duration: 2:51.
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B.C Court Ruling Must Be Appealed

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Leader Post, August 11, 2003, p. B1
Questions a recent court decision in British Columbia that defines First Nations people as a minority whose rights are based on race.
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B.C. Educators Receive International Recognition [Buffet Award for Indigenous Leadership]

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Brian Lin
Windspeaker, vol. 21, no. 10, January 2004, pp. 22-23

Comments on the International environmental organization Ecotrust on choosing a British Columbia educator, Jeannette Armstrong for the Buffet Award for Indigenous Leadership, and honouring four other finalists.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.22.

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B.C. First Nation Community Economic Development Survey: Complete Findings

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
B.C. Ministry of Jobs
Economic Development and Competitiveness
Indigenous Business and Investment Council (IBIC)
BC Assembly of First Nations … [et al.]
Survey was conducted between April 30 and October 31, 2018 and received 209 complete responses including those from 113 chiefs, 38 economic development corporations, and 58 economic development managers from all eight of the economic development regions.
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B.C. First Nations Clean Energy Toolkit

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Judith Sayers
"This toolkit is designed to assist First Nations in understanding the kinds of clean/renewable energy there are, how to begin looking into doing a clean energy project, pre-feasibility, feasibility, developing, financing, relationship building, opportunities, and where to find resources".
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B.C. Forest Fires Disaster For Natives There

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, August 29, 2003, p. A11
Describes the racism that First Nations communities faced after being evacuated due to the wild fires in British Columbia.
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B.C. Indian Myth and Education: A Review Article

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elli Köngäs Maranda
BC Studies, no. 25, Spring, 1975, pp. 125-134
Compares and contrasts 2 books, Visitors Who Never Left: The Origin of the People of Damelahamid by Kenneth B. Harris and The Downfall of Temlaham by Marius Barbeau.
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B.C. Indians Claim Compensation

Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 3, no. 7, July 1972, p. 6
Union of Chiefs receive no comment from Prime Minister Trudeau and Jean Chretien about a claim for compensation for the loss of their lands since the decision on the Nishga Tribal Council's court case is still in the courts.
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B.C. Natives Sing Praises of New Book

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jane Davidson
Anglican Journal, vol. 129, no. 2, February 2003, pp. 1-2
New Kwak'wala hymn books produced to overcome difficulties with orthography of different generations distributed on Vancouver Island.
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Back from the Brink: Canada's First Nations' Right to Preserve Canadian Heritage

Alternate Title
Cultural Protection: The Story of a Saanich Bowl
Part I: Cultural Protection: The Story of a Saanich Bowl
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Diana Henry
University of British Columbia Law Review, Special Issue: Material Culture in Flux: Law and Policy of Repatriation of Cultural Property, 1995, pp. [5]-11
Member of the Saanich Native Heritage Society describes efforts to prevent the sale of an ancient West Coast Saanich bowl to an American dealer, and to have this cultural property returned to their people.
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Balancing History

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jenn Ashton
Andrea Lister

Created to be used with the article Warp, Weft, Weave: Joining Generations published in vol. 53, Issue, 3, 2020 of British Columbia History magazine. Designed for students in Grades 8 to 12.

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Basketry Designs of the Salish Indians

Alternate Title
Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History ; v. 2. Anthropology ; v. 1
[Publications of] the Jesup North Pacific Expedition ; v. 1 (1898-1900), pt. 5
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Livingston Farrand
Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History
Forms part of Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History ; v. 2 (p. [391]- 399, [3] plates).
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The Basketry of the Tlingit

Alternate Title
Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History ; v. 3, pt. 2
Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History ; v. 3. Anthropology ; v. 2
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
G.T. Emmons
Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History
Forms part of Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History, v. 3 (p. [229]-277, [18] plates).
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Baskets: Carrying a Culture: The Distinctive Regional Styles of Basketmaking Nations in the Pacific Northwest

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Karen Petkau
Midden, vol. 34, no. 4, pp. 6-9
Discusses coiled root, twined, and plaited baskets and identifies unique design features associated with the First Nations that produced them. Attempts to use this information to identify provenance of selected specimens in the White Rock Museum Maccaud collection.
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Bazley v. Curry, [1999] 2 S.C.R. 534

Alternate Title
Bazley v. Curry, [1999] 2 Supreme Court Reports 534
Bazley v. Curry: File No.: 26013
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Supreme Court of Canada
Looks at a case that determined whether a non-profit children's foundation was liable for one of their employees who sexually abused children while in the residential care facility.
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BC Aboriginal Child Care Society

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
BC Aboriginal Child Care Society
Website contains links to training workshops, a lending library, rotating curriculum boxes, a traveling child care advisor, annual conferences, and newsletters for Aboriginal early childhood programs.
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BC Elders' Guide

Alternate Title
British Columbia Elders' Guide
E-Books
Author/Creator
First Nations Health Authority (FNHA)
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The BC First Nations ActNow Toolkit 2010

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Health Council
Developed to assist communities and educators in providing a holistic curriculum for appropriate lifestyle, nutrition, and physical activity to support children's well-being and development in the community and classroom environment.
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BC First Nations Early Childhood Development Framework

Alternate Title
British Columbia First Nations Early Childhood Development Framework
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Margo Greenwood
First Nations Early Childhood Development Council Work Group
Provides an overview of the background paper and framework.
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BC First Nations Head Start: On-reserve Program

Web Sites » Organizations
Website contains early intervention strategies providing ideas and examples to enhance early childhood (birth to six years old) development; six components: culture and language, education, health promotion, nutrition, parent and family involvement and social support.
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