We acknowledge that we live and work on unceded Indigenous territories and we thank the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations for their hospitality.

Index

Results (469)

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The Response of Okanagan Indians to European Settlement

By Duane Thomson

BC Studies no. 103 Autumn 1994 | Page(s) 96-117

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Unscrambling the Omelette: Understanding British Columbia’s Agricultural Land Reserve

By Christopher Garrish

BC Studies no. 136 Winter 2002-2003 | Page(s) 25-55

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Book Review

The Story of Radio Mind: A Missionary’s Journey on Indigenous Land

Many British Columbians today want to learn more about the history and ongoing legacy of settler colonialism. The news of unmarked graves being located at former residential school sites across Canada has prompted people to...

Review by Sean Carleton

research note

Lifting the Veil on Nanaimo’s Nikkei Community: From Settlement to Return

By Masako Fukawa

BC Studies no. 204 Winter 2019/20 | Page(s) 151-170

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review essay

Indians, Land, and Identity in Washington (or, Why Cross-Border Shop)
Indians, Fire, and the Land in the Pacific Northwest
Beyond the Reservation: Indians, Settlers, and Law in Washington Territory, 1853-1889
Indians in the Making: Ethnic Relations and Indian Identities around Puget Sound

Review by Paige Raibmon

BC Studies no. 124 Winter 1999-2000 | Pages 93-98

review essay

The Long Question of Food and Land
The Light through the Trees: Reflections on Land and Farming
Ginty’s Ghost: A Wilderness Dweller’s Dream
Keeping It Living: Traditions of Plant Use and Cultivation on the Northwest Coast of North America

Review by James Murton

BC Studies no. 184 Winter 2014-2015 | Pages 125-138

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Transnational Communities: Japanese Canadians of the Fraser Valley, 1904-1942

By Anne Dore

BC Studies no. 134 Summer 2002 | Page(s) 35-70

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On Diversity

By Cole Harris

BC Studies no. 131 Autumn 2001 | Page(s) 113-118

land settlement

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Place Becoming Otherwise

By Bruce Braun

BC Studies no. 131 Autumn 2001 | Page(s) 15-24

land settlement

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Seeing British Columbia

By Jean Barman

BC Studies no. 131 Autumn 2001 | Page(s) 9-14

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Re-living the present: Title, treaties, and the trickster in British Columbia

By John Borrows

BC Studies no. 120 Winter 1998 | Page(s) 99-108

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Comments on the draft Nisga’a Treaty

By Gordon Gibson

BC Studies no. 120 Winter 1998 | Page(s) 55-72

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Aboriginal self-government and the foundations of Canadian nationhood

By Samuel V. Laselva

BC Studies no. 120 Winter 1998 | Page(s) 41-54

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On the Nisga’a Treaty

By Charles Taylor

BC Studies no. 120 Winter 1998 | Page(s) 37-40

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Cultural contrast: The British Columbia court’s evaluation of the Gitksan-Wet’suwet’en and their own sense of self-worth as revealed in cases of reported reincarnation

By Antonia Mills

BC Studies no. 104 Winter 1994-1995 | Page(s) 149-172

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The Story of Peter Pan: Or Middle Ground Lost

By Bruce G. Miller

BC Studies no. 131 Autumn 2001 | Page(s) 25-28

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Speech to the British Columbia legislature, December 2, 1998

By Joseph Gosnell

BC Studies no. 120 Winter 1998 | Page(s) 5-10

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Exhibition, Film, and New Media Review

Monkey Beach

Cree and Métis director Loretta Todd’s Monkey Beach is a long-awaited adaptation of Haisla and Heitsulk writer Eden Robinson’s classic novel of the same name. And, in many ways, the film doesn’t disappoint. In Todd’s...

Review by Theresa Warburton

BC Studies no. 211 Autumn 2021 | Page(s) 123-124

Exhibition, Film, and New Media Review

Mission Transition: Clean Energy and Beyond (Season 1 and 2)

In 2018 and 2019, Sierra Club BC, through the leadership of Caitlyn Vernon and former CBC host and broadcaster, Susan Elrington, released an episodic educational podcast resource called Mission Transition: Clean Energy and Beyond.  This...

Review by Nick Stanger

Book Review

Beyond Rights: The Nisga’a Final Agreement and the Challenges of Modern Treaty Relationships

Most Canadians are aware of the existence of treaties between Indigenous peoples and the Crown. Phrases like “treaty rights” and “treaty relationships” form part of the everyday political vocabulary at every level of our federal...

Review by Joshua Nichols

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The Nisga’a Treaty: Competing claims ignored!

By Neil Sterritt

BC Studies no. 120 Winter 1998 | Page(s) 73-98

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Book Review

Joseph William McKay: A Métis Business Leader in Colonial British Columbia

In 2003, the Canadian Supreme Court handed down its decision in the case of R. v. Powley, triggering significant new public interest in Métis identity and history outside of the familiar geography of the Canadian...

Review by Carla A. Osborne

Book Review

Fool’s Gold: The Life and Legacy of Vancouver’s Official Town Fool

Once upon an acid-warped time, Vancouver had its own town fool. In the late sixties, a middle-aged family man, Kim Foikis, dressed in a red and blue jester’s outfit and led his donkeys, Peter and...

Review by David Hazzan

Book Review

Step Into Wilderness: A Pictorial History of Outdoor Exploration in and Around the Comox Valley

Drawing primarily on a photographic collection held by the Courtenay and District Museum, Step into Wilderness considers “the theme of people living in the natural world and exploring both the opportunities it provides and the...

Review by Sarah Jacobs