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The Denouncement of the Archy Case – Great Excitement on Steamer Day
This is a newspaper article reporting the story of the attempted kidnap, by steamer, of an African-American, Archy Lee, from San Francisco to Mississippi during his judicial case at the Supreme Court. Archy arrived in the state as a slave-for-rent…
Government Order Mandating forced haircuts of Indigenous people (1902)
Black and White official copy of Letter send by William Atkinson Jones, Commissioner of Indian Affairs to superintendents of all federal reservations, dated January 1902. Commonly referred to as the ‘Haircut order’. Within the letter Jones refers…
Cartoon, Supporting the exclusion of Chinese Immigrants
This Editorial Cartoon by N.H.Hawkins appeared in the Saturday Sunset Newspaper on the 24th August 1907, it is a black and white cartoon depicting White Immigrants being welcomed into Canada comparatively Chinese Immigrants, are being kept out by a…
Declaration of Indian Rights: The BC Indian Position Paper (1970)
This Document was produced by the Union of BC Indian Chiefs and published on 17th November 1970, in direct response to the 1969 White Paper. The White Paper was a controversial policy paper submitted by the serving Canadian Prime Minister Pierre…
Brick thrown from the SS Komagata Maru (1914)
Physical artifact symbolising the Komagata Maru incident in 1914, this brick was thrown by passengers onboard at Policemen boarding the ship out of desperation and as a sign of resistance and frustration of being denied entrance into Canada. The…
Crowding the deck of the Komagata Maru (1914)
Black and White photograph depicting crowding on the deck of the Komagata Maru, the photographs shows male Sikh Immigrants waiting on-board the ship
The Komagata Maru ship carrying 376 passengers was refused entry into Canada on the grounds of…
The Komagata Maru ship carrying 376 passengers was refused entry into Canada on the grounds of…
Lee Shing Dok, Chinese Head Tax Certificate (1913)
Coloured Copy of an official Chinese Head Tax certificate, consisting of an image of Lee Shing Dok and a written declaration of the payment of the Chinese Head Tax.
These certificates were issued to immigrants on entry to Canada. The Chinese Head…
These certificates were issued to immigrants on entry to Canada. The Chinese Head…
Japanese Canadian men being relocated in British Columbia
The source is a black and white photograph of Japanese Canadian men being relocated in British Columbia.
The picture shows a group of males getting on board a train along with a women and child.
The photograph was taken in 1942 during the…
The picture shows a group of males getting on board a train along with a women and child.
The photograph was taken in 1942 during the…
Tightening the reins on the Oriental in British Columbia
The source is a short newspaper article in a newspaper called the Canadian Grocer. The newspaper features the headline ‘Tightening the reins on the Oriental in British Columbia’.
The article discussed the competition between Chinese retailers and…
The article discussed the competition between Chinese retailers and…
Correspondence and papers re: schools
A letter, with attached table of figures, from a secretary for the Vancouver Schools Board, to Vancouver City Alderman. The letter, in response to the Alderman’s request for information, details the enrolment history of Asian, predominantly Chinese,…