First Nations

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  • Individuals and communities of native ancestry

  • North American indigenous peoples, Metis and Inuit

  • Records pertaining to and created by First Nations individuals, families, bands, agencies

  • Government agencies and treaties

  • First Nations organizations and businesses

  • First Nations schools and education

  • Issues pertaining to First Nations peoples or history

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          1289 Archival description results for First Nations

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          2009.7.1.150 · Item · [ca. 1878 - ca. 1915]
          Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

          Photograph features a steep cliff across water, rocky shore in foreground.

          Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Up the 'Big Creek' at Kincolith B.C. Rock face called 'the place of echoes' by the Indian people."

          Poling a canoe
          2009.7.1.165 · Item · [ca. 1910]
          Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

          Three Indigenous men stand in a canoe poling their craft along a shoreline while one man sits and steers. An unidentified village is visible along the opposite shore.

          2001.8.2.2.032 · File · 1985
          Part of Geoffrey R. Weller fonds

          File consists of a paper titled "Political Disaffection in the Canadian Provincial North" presented by Weller at the 1985 British Association for Canadian Studies. This file was originally numbered to correspond with conference paper number 32 listed in Weller's CV.

          2001.8.2.2.017 · File · 1981
          Part of Geoffrey R. Weller fonds

          File consists of two copies with different annotations of a paper titled "Politics and the Police: The Case of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police" presented by Weller at the 1981 Political Studies Association of the United Kingdom conference. This file was originally numbered to correspond with conference paper number 17 listed in Weller's CV.

          Portrait of a Chief
          2009.7.1.167 · Item · [ca. 1900]
          Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

          Photograph features a portrait of an elder taken from the neck up. Handwritten annotation on recto, along bottom of photo reads: “Chief Stlaituk”(?)

          2004.2.1.46 · Item · [ca. 1910]
          Part of Reverend R.W. Large fonds

          Photograph depicts a young First Nations man with his little sister posed for the camera on a porch. Annotation on verso of photograph states: "Canada B.C. Indian missions A Present day Edwardian Indian boy and his little sister"

          2009.7.1.166 · Item · [ca. 1900]
          Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

          Mark Sutton, in Christian Army uniform, is seated while his wife stands next to him. A drum is visible in the background.

          Handwritten annotation in pen on recto reads: “Saved to serve. Mark Sutton & wife. Mark Sutton Indian name ‘Chean’ (?) & wife.” Handwritten annotation in pen on verso reads: “Chapter VI. No. 1. Mark Sutton & wife. Only survivor of crew of canoe shot by war party. Twice doomed but “Saved to Serve.”

          2008.3.1.035 · File · 1976
          Part of Bridget Moran fonds

          File consists of:

          • Newspapers (all dated 1976) include: The Times; The Citizen; The Sun; The Vancouver Sun; The Nechako Chronicle; Maclean's magazine
          • Report titled: "A visit to Vanderhoof and Stoney Creek Reserve" by Remi J. De Roo, Chairperson, Human Rights Commission of British Columbia, September 24- 25, 1976
          • Incomplete copy of "Departmental policy - resource implications manpower services to Native people" from P.S. Hall, Branch Manager CMC Vanderhoof to W.F.J. Osborne, Sr. Manager, CMC Prince George, dated July 20, 1976.
          • Handwritten draft (?) of "Specimen Form of Verdict" supp.1/15/69
          • Excerpt from article published in "Politics: National Indian Brotherhood"
          • Report: "Inquest of Coreen Thomas, Vanderhoof, B.C. September 25, 26, 27, 28, 1976" submitted by Barbara Kobierski, Native Programs Section, Legal Services Commission.
          2008.3.1.040 · File · 1974-1990
          Part of Bridget Moran fonds

          File consists of:

          • Newspapers include: The Georgia Straight, The Province; The Indian Voice; The Toronto Globe; The Vancouver Sun Weekend Magazine; The Vancouver Sun; The Citizen; and The Nechako Chronicle each featuring articles on the Thomas inquest.
          • Report of inquiry as to cause of death of Faye Helen Huagen, Vanderhoof, B.C., December 27th, 1979.
          • Copy of Canadian Welfare #5, Sept/Oct. 1974 issue.
          • Copy of B.C. Police Commission report to Vanderhoof Mayor W.L. McLeod, November 1, 1976.
          • Copy of letter from Helen Jones, Secretary of Stony Creek Indian Homemakers Club to the Honourable Garde Gardom, Attorney General of the Province of British Columbia regarding Richard Redekop (November 19, 1976).
          • Draft version (includes annotations) of "Introduction" to Judgement at Stoney Creek sent to Bridget Moran from Mayo Moran, (Feb. 1990).
          • Handwritten draft of a letter written to Vanderhoof Mayor Bill McLeod
          • Copy of handwritten letter from Helen Jones [Secretary of Stony Creek Indian Homemakers Club] to Bridget Moran (?), November 22, 1976.
          2019.9.2.07 · File · 1998
          Part of Dr. Robin Fisher fonds

          Dr. Robin Fisher was a member of the Northern Interior Regional Advisory Committee for treaty process in British Columbia. File consists of meeting minutes, correspondence, agendas, and notes for the 1998 Prince George Area-Wide Workshop on Governance.

          2012.13.2.04.02 · File · 1983-2009
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          File consists of clippings, notes, and reproductions relating to the surrender of the original Lheidli T'enneh reserve and its cemetery, and the subsequent reserve relocation. Includes "Indian cemetery Fort George Park" typescript document by Kent Sedgwick for the Heritage Advisory Committee, which includes photocopies of original documents for the sale of the Indian reserve to the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (23 Mar. 1983) and "Plan of the Fort George Indian Reserves" map depicting the locations of the reserves in and around Prince George. File also includes photocopies and reproduced photographs of the Prince George Indian Reserves from the Royal BC Museum and Archives.

          2001.58 · Collection · 1997-1999

          Collection consists of oral histories gathered as part of Dr. Mike Evan's oral history project with the Prince George Metis Elders Society. Includes consent forms, transcripts, and the recorded oral histories on their original cassette tapes.

          Evans, Michael John
          Professional development
          2002.14.5 · Series · 1979-2008
          Part of Marianne (Marika) Ainley fonds

          Series consists of Ainley's professional development activities throughout her career including attending and speaking at conferences. Most files include information on academic conferences and colloquia she attended and presented at. Series includes speaking notes, conference registration and programs, related research materials, overhead transparencies, slides, and photographs.

          Projects & Research
          2007.11.1 · Series · 1994-2006
          Part of McGregor Model Forest Association fonds

          Series consists of reports, proposals, and project and research materials ranging from 1994 to 2006. Series includes reports on Sustainable Forest Management, proposals for planned project phases, consultant reports, symposia notes and ephemera, secondary source research for projects and planning, and reports on work with First Nations communities.

          2012.13.2.21.01 · File · 1983-1991
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          File consists of records created or collected by Kent Sedgwick relating to various community projects associated with river parks. Example projects included in the file are a proposed Carrier village at Hudson Bay Slough, a Cottonwood Island park, proposed commercial boat tours on the Nechako and Fraser River, and the Quesnel Paddlewheel Park. Includes a project proposal document by the Fort George Band entitled "Establishing a Permanent Carrier Village in Prince George" (1990); a 1991 meeting package of the Nechako and Fraser River Valleys Committee (regarding the Cottonwood Island property and development of the Heritage River Trails System); a 1991 memorandum entitled "Prince George River Runners - Proposed commercial boat tours on the Nechako and Fraser River"; a 1983 "Submission to Rivers Committee Public Hearings by Heritage Advisory Committee, City of Prince George" describing the various river-adjacent heritage sites in Prince George; and documentation from the Quesnel Paddlewheel Association.

          2002.14.4.16 · File · 2000-2001
          Part of Marianne (Marika) Ainley fonds

          File consists of the components for Ainley's Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) grant, "Re-Explorations: Science and Environment in 19th and 20th Century Canada and Australia" and conference proceedings from presentations of her research; a book chapter, entitled, "Gendered Careers: Women Science Educators at Anglo-Canadian Universities, 1920-1980"; Ainley's article, "Re-centering women in the landscape: A post-colonial feminist historian looks at gender, science and the environment in Canada"; and correspondence about edits for a publication.

          2001.8.2.2.081 · File · 1993
          Part of Geoffrey R. Weller fonds

          File consists of a conference paper by Weller and Pranlal Manga titled "Protecting Medicare in Canada." Also contains notes from the inside of the original folder photocopied by the archivist. This file was originally numbered to correspond with conference paper number 81 listed in Weller's CV.

          Publications
          2007.11.3 · Series · 1993-2006
          Part of McGregor Model Forest Association fonds

          Series consists of published materials by the McGregor Model Forest Association, the Canadian Model Forest Network, Natural Resources Canada, and other forest research organisations. Series consists predominately of printed textual materials but also includes two CD-ROMs containing published works.

          Publications Series
          2009.7.4 · Series · 1872-1967
          Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

          Series contains publications on the following subjects: linguistics, First Nations studies, anthropology, museum studies, the Missionary Society of the Church of England, the Metlakatla Inquiry, material culture and Canadian geography. It is believed that items published prior to 1922 had been collected by the Archdeacon W.H. Collison, while those published post 1922 (the year W.H. Collison passed away) were collected by both his son W.E. Collison and then his grandaughter Joyce Collison.

          2008.3.1 · Series · 1945-1999
          Part of Bridget Moran fonds

          Series consists of newspaper clippings, correspondence, photographs, pamphlets, newsletters, advertisements, contracts, notebooks, audiocassettes of oral interviews and readings, transcripts, book launch announcements, front cover mock-ups, edited drafts, manuscripts, fact sheets, poems, catalogues, bookmarks, skits, conference events programme, poster, grant applications and related correspondence, a wooden placard, handwritten notes, book reviews, inquest reports, background material, VHS recordings of classroom talks given by Bridget Moran, Mary John and Justa Monk re: her publications, and ephemera. This series contains material from all five of her publications:

          1. (1988) Stoney Creek Woman: The Story of Mary John. Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp Press.
          2. (1990) Judgment at Stoney Creek. Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp Press
          3. (1992) A Little Rebellion. Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp Press.
          4. (1994) Justa: A First Nations Leader. Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp Press.
          5. (1996) Prince George Remembered. Prince George, British Columbia: Moran Publishing.
            This series also consists of, but is not limited to, a number of unpublished manuscripts and drafts and/or writing contest submissions also written by Bridget Moran, such as:
            • "Mary and Me" (ca. 1998)
            • "Where Winds Come Sweet" (ca. 1981)
            • "The Horizontal Land" (ca. 1992)
            • "The Summer of '81"
            • "The Relief Cheque" (ca. 1998)
            • "The Case of the Box of Matches" (ca. 1987)
            • "Unholy Deadlock" (ca. 1990)
            • "The Numbers Game"
            • "Reflections on Theme" (ca. 1967)
            • "Come Hell or High Water" (ca. 1976)
            • "Man Alive"
            • "The Deadbeat Mystique"
            • "Hell on Wheels"
            • "Backstairs at the Palace"
            • "James MacCallum" (ca. 1984)
            • "Hushaby, Baby" (ca. 1981)
            • "The Decline and Fall of Mr. Sullivan"
            • "Case History of a Gadfly"
            • "Welfare and the Good Life"
            • "Childhood Memories" (ca. 1976)
            • "The Three Musketeers" (ca. 1974-75)
            • "A Child's Christmas in Saskatchewan" (ca. 1979)
            • "Diary of Success Homecoming"
            • "My Old Flame" (ca. 1992)
            • "O Ye Dry Bones" (ca. 1996)
            • "Supper, Little Children" (ca. 1983).
          Pump drill
          2009.7.1.214 · Item · [ca. 1939]
          Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

          Pump drill consisting of a length of wood with a heavy wooden whorl fixed toward the bottom end and a crossbar-like pump arm attached to the upper end; pump arm is free to move up and down the main length of wood through a hole in the arm's center. The notched ends of the pump arm are attached to the top of the pump by twisted gut cord. The central length of wood is rounded and handle-like at the base, tapering towards the top. Handwritten annotation in pen on verso reads: “W.E. Collison.” Stamped annotation on verso reads: “Department of Mines and Resources, Photographic Section. Oct. 6, 1939”. Numeric annotation on verso: “48-6”

          R. J. Baker fonds
          2000.14 · Fonds · 1960-1990

          Cconsists of textual materials including reports and correspondence between R.J. Baker and the BC Ministry of Advanced Education and Job Training, as well as, copies of reports written by other consultants and by the Implementation Planning Group - all of which have as their subject the creation of a university in northern British Columbia. Also includes 26 audio reels recorded by Baker (currently unavailable for access).

          Baker, Ron James