British Columbia
- 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
UP and DOWN the COAST: Records of Missions to First Nations in British Columbia
Alternate Title
Records of Missions to First Nations in British Columbia: UP and Down the COAST
Archival » Collections (primary materials)
Author/Creator
The United Church of Canada
Description
Website includes digitized archival images and documents of United Church of Canada missions to First Nations communities in British Columbia during the period of 1850 to 1975.
Update From CS (Canada) - 15.2
Alternate Title
Update From Cultural Survival Canada
Articles » General
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 15, no. 2, Western Oceania: Caring for Ancestral Domain, Summer, 1991
Description
Brief updates on developments on negotiations, judgments and court cases including Gitskan and Wet'suwet'en land title claim, aftermath of Oka conflict, James Bay controversy and more.
Updated Procedures for Meeting Legal Obligations When Consulting First Nations: Interim
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Province of British Columbia
Description
Looks at how the Province of British Columbia handles duty to consult and accommodate First Nations when activities impose on treaty rights or aboriginal title. Based on case law as of April 2010. To be used in conjunction with Guide to Involving Proponents When Consulting First Nations.
Urban Aboriginal Women in British Columbia and the Impacts of Matrimonial Real Property Regime
Alternate Title
Setting the Agenda for Change ; vol. 2
Aboriginal Policy Research ; vol. 2
Aboriginal Policy Research Conference ; 1st, 2002
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Karen L. Abbott
vol. 2
Description
Study based on positive and negative experiences of women during marital breakdown.
Chapter eight from Setting the Agenda for Change, vol. 2, which is also vol. 2 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series.
Originally presented at the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2002.
Urban Indigenous Wellness Report: A BC Friendship Centre Perspective
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres (BCAAFC)
Description
Divided into six sections: context and background; policy landscape; friendship centre movement; process for collaborative report development; findings and recommendations; and conclusion.
The Use of Cattail (Typha Latifolia L.) Down as a Sacred Substance by the Interior and Coast Salish of British Columbia
Alternate Title
http://ethnobiology.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/JoE/21-2/Ostapkowicz-etal.pdf
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joanna Ostapkowicz
Dana Lepofsky
Rick Schulting
Albert McHalsie
Journal of Ethnobiology, vol. 21, no. 2, Winter, 2001, pp. 77-90
Description
Loos at the economic and ritual use of cattails.
The Use of Joint Ventures to Accomplish Aboriginal Economic Development: Two Examples From British Columbia
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jeremy Boyd
Ronald Trosper
International Journal of the Commons, vol. 4, no. 1, February 2010, p. 36–55
Description
Looks at two joint ventures ability or inability to contribute the extra dimensions of development in forest management desired by Aboriginal communities.
The Use of Maximum Likelihood Methods to Estimate the Risk of Tuberculous Infection (TB) and Disease in a Canadian First Nation Population
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Clark
Emilia Vynnycky
International Journal of Epidemiology, vol. 33, no. 3, June 2004, pp. 477-484
Description
Demonstrates that the overall risk of infection is decreasing in British Columbia, but if infected, First Nations have a higher risk of developing TB.
Use Your Voice Ta’Kaiya Blaney Speak - and Sing - Her Hope for the Future
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ta’Kaiya Blaney
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 3, The World on Our Shoulders: Cultivating Indigenous Youth Leadership, September 2013, p. [?]
Description
Young environmentalist discusses her views and her song, Shallow Waters which highlights how an oil spill in the northwest coast could tragically end the traditional way of life for many coastal First Nations and devastate all marine and coastal life and habitat.
Using E-Learning to Build Governance Capacity in the Yekooche First Nation: A Case Study of the Yekooche Learning Centre
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Doug Hamilton
Description
Looks at how the Yekooche First Nation used the viable cluster-based learning approach effectively to maximizing the use of learning technologies to support collaborative, project-based learning and community-wide development.
Using Perceptual Maps to Communicate Concepts of Sustainable Forest Management - Collaborative Research with the Office of the Wet'suwet'en Nation in British Columbia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
S. Denise Allen
The Forestry Chronicle, vol. 81, no. 3, May/June 2005, pp. 381-386
Description
Discusses collaborative research with the Office of the Wet’suwet’en Nation on their traditional territories in
north-central British Columbia.
The Value of First Nations Languages
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patrick Kelly
BC Studies, no. 89, In Celebration of Our Survival: The First Nations of British Columbia, Spring, 1991, pp. 141-149
Description
Looks at the importance of using language to create cross cultural understanding as well as a tool to ensure language survival.
Views of First Nation Elders on Memory Loss and Memory Care in Later Life
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wendy Hulko
Evelyn Camille
Elisabeth Antifeau
Mike Arnouse
Nicole Bachynski
Denise Taylor
Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, vol. 25, no. 4, December 2010, pp. 317-342
Description
Looks at the research on dementia and the relationships between the community and the health care system, from the perspectives of First Nation peoples.
Violation of Trust
Alternate Title
The Fifth Estate
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Gillian Findlay
David Kaufman
Description
Fifth Estate documentary about St. Joseph's Mission School in Williams Lake, British Columbia and the residential school system in Canada.
Originally aired on Jan. 9, 1991.
Duration: 51:50.
The Violence That Indigenous Women Face
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Anna Hunter
Canadian Dimension, vol. 39, no. 2, March/April 2005, pp. 34-35
Description
Explains the issue and describes the "Sisters in Spirit" campaign that urges government action to ensure the safety of Indigenous women in Canadian cities.
Visions of British Columbia: A Landscape Manual; Solitary Raven: The Essential Writings of Bill Reid
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Karen Duffek
BC Studies, no. 171, Autumn, 2011, pp. 135-136
Description
Book reviews of 2 books: Visions of British Columbia: A Landscape Manual edited by Bruce Grenville and Scott Steedman.
Solitary Raven: The Essential Writings of Bill Reid edited by Robert Bringhurst.
Scroll down to page 135 to read review.
A Vital Statistics System for Determining Births and Mortality in the First Nations Population of British Columbia, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J. David Martin
Soo-Hong Uh
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 61, no. 2, 2002, pp. 92-97
Description
Researchers pointed out the need to use three sources of data to reasonably ensure complete counting of all cases.
Vital to Divert Youths From Gangs, Drugs, Streets
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, September 14, 2007, p. A15
Description
Canada West Foundation's report, Hard Times, highlights the devastating issues needed to be addressed by Aboriginal organizations in order to avoid a 'social catastrophe'.