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This Space Here, includes compelling excerpts about current events and subjects drawn from informal media sources.

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In Plain Sight: Addressing Indigenous-specific Racism and Discrimination in BC Health Care

By Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond (Aki-kwe), Harmony Johnson (sɛƛakəs)

BC Studies No. 209 Spring 2021 | Page(s) 7-17

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Federal Court File No. T-1750-19 5

By La Rose et al. v. Her Majesty the Queen

BC Studies no. 208 Winter 2020/21 | Page(s) 5-16

youth class action climate change environment

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Black Lives Matter Vancouver Calls on the City to Dismantle Systems of Violence and Oppression

By Black Lives Matter Vancouver

BC Studies no. 207 Autumn 2020 | Page(s) 7-10

letters and letter writing race and racism Black people police and policing

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Rights Groups React to Prisoner Death in Custody; Call for Public Inquest and Immediate Release of Prisoners to Stop Dangerous Spread of COVID-19

By Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs, Joint Effort, BC Civil Liberties Association

BC Studies no. 206 Summer 2020 | Page(s) 5-7

epidemics Indigenous worlds Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs prisons and incarceration

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Haida Emoji Project

By Jaalen Edenshaw

BC Studies no. 205 Spring 2020 | Page(s) 7-9

myths and stories social media aboriginal art Haida

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Recommendations for Redressing Historical Wrongs against Japanese Canadians in BC (excerpt)

By National Association of Japanese Canadians Community Consultations Report

BC Studies no. 204 Winter 2019/20 | Page(s) 7-10

race and racism Japanese Canadian internment government control redress

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A Historic Day for BC First Nations. Now the Work Starts: UNDRIP starts us on a journey, but without work, co-operation and shared vision we will be lost

By Judith Sayers

BC Studies no. 204 Winter 2019/20 | Page(s) 11-13

aboriginal rights aboriginal people UNDRIP (United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples) legislation

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Core Principles

By Windsor House School

BC Studies no. 203 Autumn 2019 | Page(s) 7-10

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When the Days and Nights

By Anonymous

BC Studies no. 202 Summer 2019 | Page(s) 7-8

poetry hospitals mental health peer support

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A Declaration of Indian Rights: The BC Indian Position Paper (1970)

By Union of BC Indian Chiefs

BC Studies no. 200 Winter 2019 – 50th Anniversary | Page(s) 13-18

aboriginal rights aboriginal self government government control Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs

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Justice for Colten: UBCIC Statement of Solidarity

By Union of BC Indian Chiefs

BC Studies no. 197 Spring 2018 | Page(s) 7-8

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Reflections on Rethink150: Indigenous Truth

By Crystal Przybille on behalf of the Rethink150 Collective

BC Studies no. 195 Autumn 2017 | Page(s) 7-11

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Tribes Build a Traditional Watch House to Stop Kinder Morgan Pipeline Expansion: And since the fall, Tiny House Warriors have been putting homes in the path of the pipeline

By Janice Cantier

BC Studies no. 198 Summer 2018 | Page(s) 7-12

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Extract from a Presentation at the Symposium, Indigenous Perspectives on Repatriation: Moving Forward Together, Kelowna 29–31 March 2017

By Willy White

BC Studies no. 199 Autumn 2018 | Page(s) 7-10

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Justice for Colten: UBCIC Statement of Solidarity

By UBCIC Union of BC Indian Chiefs

BC Studies no. 197 Spring 2018 | Page(s) 7-8

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Interview with Glenn Grande, FMC

By Glenn Grande, BC Studies

BC Studies no. 196 Winter 2017-2018 | Page(s) 11-13

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Interview with Jacinda Mack, FNWARM

By Jacinda Mack, BC Studies

BC Studies no. 196 Winter 2017-2018 | Page(s) 5-10

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Reflections on Rethink150: Indigenous Truth

By Crystal Przybille on behalf of the Rethink150 Collective

BC Studies no. 195 Autumn 2017 | Page(s) 7-11

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Indigenous Communities and Industrial Camps: Promoting Healthy Communities in Settings of Industrial Change

By The Firelight Group with Lake Babine Nation and Nak'azdli Whut'en

BC Studies no. 194 Summer 2017 | Page(s) 7-10

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“Free Your Mind,” from the Crazymaking Series, 2007

By Tania Willard

BC Studies no. 193 Spring 2017 | Page(s) 5

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Trading in My White Person’s Gaze

By Lorna J. Johnson

BC Studies no. 193 Spring 2017 | Page(s) 12-14

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The Legacy and Future of the Buffalo People

By Buffalo Star Woman (Sandra Delorme)

BC Studies no. 193 Spring 2017 | Page(s) 8-11

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Humanities 101

By Margot Leigh Butler

BC Studies no. 193 Spring 2017 | Page(s) 7

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Excerpt from Within the Barbed Wire Fence: A Japanese Man’s Account of His Internment in Canada

By Takeo Ujo Nakano

BC Studies no. 192 Winter 2016-2017 | Page(s) 5-6