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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        First Nations

          1320 Archival description results for First Nations

          1320 results directly related Exclude narrower terms
          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”

          Raven rattle and carved face
          2009.7.1.218 · Item · [ca. 1939]
          Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

          Wooden raven rattle composed of two complementary parts in the form of raven. Reclining figure on raven's back connected to a frog by protruding tongue. Carved wooden face, perhaps a frontlet for a headdress. 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: “47-5”

          Rayner-Canham files
          2002.14.4.36 · File · 2001-2008
          Part of Marianne (Marika) Ainley fonds

          File consists of drafts of chapters of each of the chapters of "Creating Complicated Lives: Women and Science at English-Canadian Universities, 1880-1980" as well as drafts of the epilogue, prologue, acknowledgements, table of contents and title page sections of the book; interview transcripts, transcript analyses and conference proceedings created for "Re-explorations: new perspectives on gender, environment and the transfer of knowledge in 19th and 20th century Canada and Australia"; a list of Ainley's publications; edited articles on Catharine Parr Traill; correspondence to the University of British Columbia Press; a curriculum vitae; and drafts of other articles by Ainley.

          2001.8.2.2.018 · File · 1981
          Part of Geoffrey R. Weller fonds

          File consists of a paper titled "Recent Trends in Health Care in the Canadian North" presented by Weller at the 1981 Association for Canadian Studies in the United States conference. This file was originally numbered to correspond with conference paper number 18 listed in Weller's CV.

          2002.14.4.32 · File · 2002
          Part of Marianne (Marika) Ainley fonds

          File consists of correspondence, lists of participants, coding sheets, thematic analyses and transcripts from interviews conducted as part of Ainley's research for "Re-explorations: science and environment in 19th and 20th century Canada and Australia."

          2002.14.1.09.169 · File · 2002-2003
          Part of Marianne (Marika) Ainley fonds

          File consists of research records from Ainley's Re-explorations project on the transfer of indigenous knowledge and science. File includes typed research notes, printed catalogue records, photocopies of articles, and an issue of the Beaver magazine.

          2002.14.1.09.051 · File · [2002?]
          Part of Marianne (Marika) Ainley fonds

          File consists of photocopied research materials for "Re-explorations: new perspectives on gender, environment and the transfer of knowledge in 19th and 20th century Canada and Australia" with a few handwritten notes on cue cards.

          2001.8.2.2.028 · File · 1984
          Part of Geoffrey R. Weller fonds

          File consists of a paper titled "Regional Development in Canada: The Case of the Provincial North" by presented Weller at the CPSA/AAPS Conference on Regional Development in Canada and Africa: Issues in Public Policy. This file was originally numbered to correspond with conference paper number 28 listed in Weller's CV.

          2001.8.2.2.101 · File · 1998
          Part of Geoffrey R. Weller fonds

          File consists of a conference paper titled "Regional Economic Development and Diversification Initiatives: The Case of Northern British Columbia" presented by Weller at ACSANZ, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, 7-9 July, 1998. This file was originally numbered to correspond with conference paper number 101 listed in Weller's CV.

          2001.8.2.2.082 · File · 1993
          Part of Geoffrey R. Weller fonds

          File consists of a conference paper by Weller titled "Regionalism, Regionalisation and Regional Development in a University Context: The Case of the University of Northern British Columbia." This file was originally numbered to correspond with conference paper number 82 listed in Weller's CV.

          2007.11.1.05 · File · 31 Mar. 2003
          Part of McGregor Model Forest Association fonds

          File consists "Report to the McGregor Model Forest Association: Development Plan for Theme 4: 'First Nations Sustainable Forestry Management' and a Report on 'Consolidating Traditional Ecological Knowledge Tools within the McGregor Model Forest (PG TSA)" Submitted by Annie L. Booth and Norm Skelton. Report includes: "First Nations, Sustainable Forest Management, and the Prince George Timber Supply Area, An Annotated Biography" including project introduction, conclusions and appendices.

          2008.3.1.039 · File · 1998
          Part of Bridget Moran fonds

          File consists of article by The Free Press: "New Judgement on old book" by Frank Peebles, Oct. 4, 1998 and a reprint order form for customers of Arsenal Pulp Press.

          Research projects
          2002.14.1 · Series · 1973-01-01 - 2008-12-31
          Part of Marianne (Marika) Ainley fonds

          Series documents academic research undertaken by Dr. Marika Ainley throughout her academic career. It contains research material from projects in Ainley's main areas of research, the history of ornithology and the history of early and contemporary women scientists, as well as research on the relationship between early women scientists and Aboriginal peoples. The series is arranged into thirteen subseries: ornithology research, Louise de Kiriline Lawrence and Doris Huestis Speirs correspondence monograph; "Scientists vs. government experts: The wood buffalo controversy, 1920-1991," "Restless energy: A biography of William Rowan, 1891-1957," women in science and engineering research, Catharine Parr Traill, "Critical turning points: Women engineers within and outside the profession," funding applications, North American and Australian indigenous knowledge and science, oral histories, "Creating complicated lives," publications, and Mabel F. Timlin. Series consists of photocopies of articles; correspondence; bibliographies; draft and published versions of articles, conference proceedings, and monographs; interviews and transcripts; recordings of conferences; statistical data; questionnaires; consent, submission, and other forms; pamphlets and other material from conferences; applications for grants and funding; overhead transparencies; photographs; and notes.

          2001.8.2.2.035 · File · 1985
          Part of Geoffrey R. Weller fonds

          File consists of a paper titled "Resources and the Environment: The Northern Ontario Experience and Its Applicability to the Third World" presented by Weller at the Research for Third World Development Conference. This file was originally numbered to correspond with conference paper number 35 listed in Weller's CV.

          2001.8.2.2.019 · File · 1982
          Part of Geoffrey R. Weller fonds

          File consists of a paper titled "Restructuring the Royal Canadian Mounted Police: The Creation of a Civilian Security and Intelligence Agency" presented by Weller at the 1982 Western Political Science Association conference. This file was originally numbered to correspond with conference paper number 19 listed in Weller's CV.