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
          Woman in the Street
          2012.13.1.128.06 · Item · 1994
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts a woman, wearing clothes reminiscent of traditional First Nations, who appears to be dancing in the street outside of a Native Friendship Centre in Prince George, B.C. A large crowd is looking on.

          2002.14.1.05 · Subseries · 1961-2008
          Part of Marianne (Marika) Ainley fonds

          Subseries contains materials relating to Dr. Ainley's research on women in the fields of science and engineering. Ainley dedicated much of her career to this topic, which resulted in a number of publications. Subseries includes material relating to the submission and editing of Ainley's chapter, "Marriage and Scientific Work in Twentieth-Century Canada: the Berkeleys in Marine Biology and the Hoggs in Astronomy" in "Creative Couples in the Sciences" about the experiences of two scientific couples: Edith and Cyril Berkeley and Frank and Helen Hogg. Materials for this publication include correspondence, edited manuscripts, permissions form templates and a call and instructions for submissions. This subseries also includes research material for a review of Margaret Gillett and Ann Beer's book, "Our Own Agendas: Autobiographical Essays by Women Associated with McGill University," including notes, correspondence and short biographies of women from McGill University. Subseries also contains research on Canadian women in science including photocopied archival materials from various Canadian universities. This subseries also contains materials relating to Ainley's book, "Creating complicated lives: women and science at English-Canadian universities, 1880-1980" and Ainley's chapter, "Soaring to New Heights: Changes in the Life Course of Mabel McIntosh" in "Great Danes." Subseries consists of research relating to women in the Royal Society of Canada and on individual women scientists and engineers. Research materials consist of photocopies of published and archival research materials, correspondence, and applications for grans and ethics reviews. This subseries also contains approximately 80 overhead transparencies from presentations.

          Wooden fish
          2009.7.1.229 · Item · [ca. 1939]
          Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

          Wooden fish, complete with carved fins and moveable (?) tail. Stamped annotation on verso reads: “Department of Mines and Resources, Photographic Section. Oct. 6, 1939”. Numeric annotation on verso: “48-1”

          2004.2.1.14 · Item · 1898-1920
          Part of Reverend R.W. Large fonds

          Photograph depicts a totem pole along a shoreline with canoes overturned at its base. A forested area is visible in the background. Pole is likely on the territory of the Wuikinuxv Nation, also known as the Oweekeno Nation whose traditional territory includes the shores of Rivers Inlet and Owikeno Lake. Annotation on recto of photograph states: "Indian Totem Pole, Rivers Inlet, B.C"

          2008.3.1.004 · File · [1998]
          Part of Bridget Moran fonds

          File consists of Yinka Dene [Language Institute]: Letter to Brian Lam, Arsenal Pulp Press from Bridget Moran re: inclusion of excerpts from Stoney Creek Woman into a publication by the Yinka Dene Language Institute entitled "Mary Goes to Lejac" (Feb. 7, 1998), Activity Report to Yinka Dene Board of Directors, and Yinka Dene Language Institute's Board of Director's Meeting Board Kit (Feb. 6, 1998).

          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"

          2002.14.1.09.168 · File · [after 2001]
          Part of Marianne (Marika) Ainley fonds

          File consists of research materials concerning First Nations science primarily in the Yukon but also in northern BC, North West Territories, and Native Americans in Alaska. File includes tourism promotional materials from the Yukon and Alaska.

          Yukon research materials
          2002.14.1.09.052 · File · 2001-2002
          Part of Marianne (Marika) Ainley fonds

          File consists of research materials related to indigenous in the Yukon possibly for Ainley's book "Re-explorations: new perspectives on gender, environment and the transfer of knowledge in 19th and 20th century Canada and Australia." Material largely consists of photocopies, printout, and publication by the Yukon Archives as well as catalogue listing from UNBC library and the Yukon Public Library and various heritage organization in the Yukon.