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Lest We Forget poster
2000.23.1.064.1 · Item · [199-?]
Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

The poster lists the names of World War II Canadian Indigenous soldiers from Cheslatta, Lake Babine, Stoney Creek, Tl'azt'en Nation, Mcleod Lake, Lheit-Lit'en Nation, Stellat'en First Nation, Nak'azdli, Broman Lake, Telkwa, Nadleh Whut'en, Burns Lake, Grassy Plains, and Nazko. This poster was created by the Yinka Dene Language Institute.
Lejac Residential School
2000.23.1.069 · File · 1969-1994
Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

File consists of collected newspaper clippings regarding Lejac Residential School, a residential school near Fraser Lake, BC that operated from 1922 to 1976 by the Roman Catholic Church under contract with the Government of Canada.
Indigenous Peoples in British Columbia
2000.23.1.064 · File · 1972-1990
Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

File consists of material collected relating to Indigenous Peoples of British Columbia, predominantly the Gitksan-Carrier people. Consists of information on traplines and land claims. Materials include newspaper clippings, pamphlets, a map, a reproduction of a thesis, a poster, and photocopied articles. Highlights include:

  • "The Indian Heritage Series" collectable coins, 1977 (pamphlet)
  • Robin Fisher, "Indian Warfare and Two Frontiers: A Comparison of Washington Territory during the Early Years of Settlement", 1980 (photocopied journal article)
  • Douglas Ridley Hudson, Masters Thesis, "The Historical Determinants of Carrier Social Organization: A Study of Northwest Athabascan Matriliny", 1972 (reproduction)
  • Map of "Band/Reserve Locations in Northern B.C."
  • "Northern Times Magazine", Vol. 6, No. 150 (Sept. 1, 181) and Vol. 7, No. 160 (May 23, 1982)
  • Jo-Anne Fiske Thesis, "And Then We Prayed Again: Carrier Women, Colonialism and Mission Schools", 1981 (reproduction)
  • Yinka Dene Language Institute, "Lest We Forget", [198-?] (poster)
Cheslatta Band
2000.23.1.022 · File · 1989-1991
Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

File consists of documents, a newspaper clippings, and summaries surrounding the surrender of the Cheslatta Reserve on April 21, 1952. Highlights include:

  • Chief Marvin Charlie, "The Story of the Surrender of the Cheslatta Reserves on April 21", 1952 (document)
  • Mike Robertson (compiler), "Ootsa Lake Settlers: Sale of Land to Alcan, 1950-54", 1991 (draft document)
  • Cheslatta Band, "Cheslatta Redevelopment Project Executive Summary", [after 1990] (booklet)