The Forestry Chronicle, vol. 82, no. 4, July/August 2006, pp. 484-495
Description
Discusses co-management of The John Prince Research Forest (JPRF) between Tl’azt’en Nation and the University of Northern British Columbia, and looks at how the partners were able to blend their ways of understanding and managing forests to contribute to ecological and social sustainability.
BC Studies, no. 152, Past Emergent, Winter, 2006, pp. 111-112
Description
Book review of: Leaving Paradise: Indigenous Hawaiians in the Pacific Northwest, 1987-1898 by Jean Barman, Bruce McIntyre Watson.
Scroll down to page 111 to read review.
The Legends Project is a compilation of traditional oral stories, legends and histories of Canada's Inuit and First Nations. They are transcribed, dramatized, and cast within the communities.This audio recording is from Salmon Arm, British Columbia.
Duration: 54:28.
The Legends Project is a compilation of traditional oral stories, legends and histories of Canada's Inuit and First Nations. They are transcribed, dramatized, and cast within the communities. This audio recording is from Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia.
Duration: 54:55
Discusses the importance of audio recordings and describes work done with First Nations in British Columbia ; the recordings have now been digitized, compiled and mounted online as part of the Ridington/Dane-zaa audio archive. Gives descriptions of a random sample of archive's content.
Agreement between the First Nation, Canada and British Columbia, concerning land, resource, governance, fiscal, culture, environment and other matters.
Report commissioned by the Industry Council for Aboriginal Business to assist in developing and building effective relationships. The report uses case studies of corporate and Aboriginal partnerships and successful initiatives garnered in British Columbia and Yukon.
2nd ed.
Discusses different aspects of duty to consult, the relationship between consultation and accommodation, and whether or not the B.C. Provincial Policy for Consultation with First Nations is meeting the demands of consultation.
Provides information for Indigenous service organizations wishing to develop a mentoring strategy, including: deciding upon guiding principles and values, applications for mentoring and mentors, contracts to work together, joint obligations, expectations, and conflict resolution.
Presents findings and recommendations resulting from six regional Sharing Circles, 23 key informant interviews, survey of 81 respondents, and a focused literature review.
Ministry of Advanced Education Annual Post-Secondary Education Forum ; 3rd, 2006
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Garry Merkel
Description
Primary focus of discussions was the B.C. Ministry of Advanced Education's document Proposed Aboriginal Post-Secondary Education Strategy and its Aboriginal post-secondary Enhancement Plans.
Advances in Knowledge Organization, vol. 10, [2006?], pp. 1-10
Description
Recounts the author's experiences in a First Nations library and how these experiences shaped her doctoral research project on Indigenous knowledge organization.
Comments on British Columbia and Ontario communities that worked in partnership with university researchers to develop an intervention program aimed at preventing alcohol-related birth defects in children.
BC Studies, no. 57, British Columbia a Place For Aboriginal Peoples?, Spring, 1983, pp. 112-136
Description
Looks at the rise and fall of two organizations: Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs and The British Columbia Association of Non-Status Indians (BCANSI) and how both groups dealt with land claim settlements.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 29, no. 1, 2006, pp. 102-116
Description
Discusses the history, curriculum (including the philosophy of healing/learning) and founding principles of the Institute and illustrates its effectiveness through case studies of students.