British Columbia

With Reserves: Colonial Geographies and First Nations Health

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah de Leeuw
Sean Maurice
Travis Holyk
Margo Greenwood
Warner Adam
Annals of the Association of American Geographers, vol. 102, no. 5, Geographies of Health, 2012, pp. 904-911
Description
Looks at health data from interviews with members of First Nations in Carrier, Sekani, Wet'suwet'en and Babine territories.
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The Women in the Trees

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Theresa Kishkan
BC Studies, no. 154, 2007, pp. 149-151
Description
Book review of: The Women in the Trees by Gerry William. To access this review, scroll to page 149.
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Work 2 Give: Fostering Collective Citizenship through Artistic and Healing Spaces for Indigenous Inmates and Communities in British Columbia

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Helen Brown
Kelsey Timler
BC Studies , no. 202, Arts, Crafts, and Healing: Understanding Social Citizenship in British Columbia, Summer, 2019, pp. 21-40
Description
Article uses the Work 2 Give program—which gives incarcerated men the opportunity to create goods and harvest for the Tŝilhqot’in First Nation—as a case study to examine the “healing potential of the arts and therapeutic craft in BC prisons.”
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Workmanship and Relationships: Indigenous Food Trading and Sharing Practices on Vancouver Island

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Johnnie Manson
BC Studies , no. 200, 50th Anniversary, Winter, 2019, pp. 215-239
Description
Author explore issues surrounding the improvement of Indigenous food security and food sovereignty, noting the traditional and non-traditional market-based food-based practices of Indigenous peoples are simultaneously structured by Indigenous and liberal governmental logics.
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The World is as Sharp as a Knife: A Review Article

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wayne Suttles
BC Studies, no. 56, Winter, 1982-83, pp. 82-91
Description
Review article of: The World is as Sharp as a Knife: An Anthology in Honour of Wilson Duff edited by Donald N. Abbott.
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Writing British Columbia History, 1784-1958.

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Donald Wright
The Canadian Historical Review, vol. 91, no. 4, December 2010, pp. 763-765
Description
Book review of: Writing British Columbia History, 1784-1958 by Chad Reimer.
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WSANEC: Emerging Land or Emerging People

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jack Horne
Arbutus Review, vol. 3, no. 2, Special Focus on Indigenous Governance, 2012, pp. 6-19
Description
Reviews scholarship on British Columbia resettlement, examines the Saanichton Marina court case, and discusses ongoing disputes over recognition of the Douglas Treaties.
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The X Files

Alternate Title
The X-Files: By Signing Applications for Land Grants, Were the Prairie Métis Drawn Into One of the Largest Property Swindles in Canadian History
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Linda Goyette
Canadian Geographic, vol. 123, no. 2, March-April 2003, pp. 70-[?]
Description
Researchers find some signatures in land grant records including scrip from the early 1900's that may have been forged.
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Xweliqwiya: The Life of a Stó:lō Matriarch

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Leslie Robertson
BC Studies, no. 186, Summer, 2015, pp. 156-157
Description
Book review of Xweliqwiya by Rena Point Bolton and Richard Daly. Entire book review section on one PDF. To access this review scroll to p. 156.
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Yaya’ and the Firbough: A Philosophy of Respect

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shirley Sterling
Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, vol. 7, no. 1, Spring, 2002, pp. 43-53
Description
The Nlakapamux concept of respect is explored as lived by an Nlakapamux grandmother and transmitted through narratives about her.
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Yekooche First Nation: Agreement in Principle: August 22, 2005

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Yekooche First Nation
Government of Canada
Province of British Columbia
Description
Text of the principles, the First Nation, the Government of Canada and the province of British Columbia, agreed are to be used in negotiation of the final agreement.
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Yetko and Sophie: Nlakapamux Cultural Professors

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shirley Sterling
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 26, no. 1, Exemplary Indigenous Education, 2002, pp. 4-10
Description
Discusses education in an Nlakapamux narrative regarding identifying success in contemporary settings; article adapted from author's doctoral dissertation.
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