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British Columbia railway belt
The source is a map showing the railway belt across British Columbia.
The map contains a coloured key showing the different areas of the land. For example, Indian reserves, forest reserves and parks and most significantly the land disposed of by…
The map contains a coloured key showing the different areas of the land. For example, Indian reserves, forest reserves and parks and most significantly the land disposed of by…
Dance of Indians at Mission in San Jose, New California
Black and white drawing of six Indians with elaborately painted and tattooed bodies, wearing costumes and headdresses, dance in clearing near river. Possibly the earliest known view of Mission Indians in indigenous costumes at Mission San Jose,…
Dance of native Californians at San Francisco de Assis Mission, California
Coloured drawing of dancing native Californians during mission activity under a huge symbol of Christianity, the cross. There are also religious buildings to the side. The Indians are holding spears and wearing native dress. The mission in question…
Death of a well known Indian Resident
An article which gives some basic detail into the life of Isaac Gurney at Anyox, formerly Goose Bay. It states that he owned a row boat and engaged in activities such as salmon fishing and hunting. It is reported that he said he was ninety-two years…
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…
Digger Indians, Yosemite Valley
This is a wet-plate processed photograph of a group of Indigenous people in Yosemite Valley, California. The appearance of the four subjects is muddy, with soil streaks on their faces and clothes. The title is actually a derogative term used by white…
Duke Kahanamoku at Huntington Beach
This picture shows Duke Kahnamoku standing on Huntington Beach with four white surfers with their surfboards stood up on the sand with the Pacific ocean in the background. Duke Kahnamoku is stood in the middle of the group wearing a white suit with a…
Edition of San Francisco Call: Number 68, 7th August 1890
Small advertisement within an Edition of the San Francisco Call advertising the monthly meeting of the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America. Advertisement is made up of around 20 words. The San Francisco Call was a very short-lived newspaper,…
Extract of a Letter from James Douglas Esquire to Archibald Barclay Esquire Secretary of the Hudson’s Bay Company
This is a letter addressed to Archibald Barclay Esquire - Secretary to the Governor and Committee, the London board of directors of Hudson’s Bay Company – from James Douglas Esquire – deputy to the chief factor of the Columbia Fur District of HBC.…
Fort Rupert
his photograph shows a group of 3 settler men sitting with 2 Native American Women and 1 indigenous Child. One man can be seen being playful with another of the men and one of the women. In the background is a shored boat, with a small log cabin…