Correspondence regarding the canoe and boat building industry
Dublin Core
Title
Correspondence regarding the canoe and boat building industry
Subject
British Columbia
Economy
Trade
Industry
Economy
Trade
Industry
Description
The source is a series of typed letters regarding the canoe and boat building industry at Port Arthur, British Columbia.
The subject of the early letters is regarding the employment of an expert to teach the Indians of McIntyre Bay and Gull Bay reserves in boat building. This demonstrates how the native people of British Columbia where involved in industry. The source highlights Native people’s existing skills in similar construction and suggests the employment of an expert to regulate the construction. The source also mentions the Indians making the crafts for a lower price. This representative of the treatment of natives in 20th Century British Columbia.
The subject of the early letters is regarding the employment of an expert to teach the Indians of McIntyre Bay and Gull Bay reserves in boat building. This demonstrates how the native people of British Columbia where involved in industry. The source highlights Native people’s existing skills in similar construction and suggests the employment of an expert to regulate the construction. The source also mentions the Indians making the crafts for a lower price. This representative of the treatment of natives in 20th Century British Columbia.
Creator
Department of mines and resources - Indian affairs branch
Publisher
Library and archives Canada
http://collectionscanada.gc.ca/pam_archives/index.php?fuseaction=genitem.displayEcopies&lang=eng&rec_nbr=2078451&title=PORT%20ARTHUR%20AGENCY%20-%20CORRESPONDENCE%20REGARDING%20THE%20CANOE%20AND%20BOAT%20BUILDING%20INDUSTRY.&ecopy=e007567421
http://collectionscanada.gc.ca/pam_archives/index.php?fuseaction=genitem.displayEcopies&lang=eng&rec_nbr=2078451&title=PORT%20ARTHUR%20AGENCY%20-%20CORRESPONDENCE%20REGARDING%20THE%20CANOE%20AND%20BOAT%20BUILDING%20INDUSTRY.&ecopy=e007567421
Date
1935-1939
Contributor
Faye Hare
Rights
Library and archives Canada.
Language
English
Type
Textual - typed letter
Identifier
20th century
Files
Collection
Citation
Department of mines and resources - Indian affairs branch, “Correspondence regarding the canoe and boat building industry,” The American Pacific Rim: Colonisation, Conflict and Connections, 1800-Present, accessed May 2, 2024, https://theamericanpacificrim.omeka.net/items/show/113.