Image depicts a totem pole in the historical village of 'Ksan near Hazelton, B.C.
File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to the L'heidli T'enneh cemetery. Includes various printed emails between Bob Campbell of the Exploration Place and Kent Sedgwick (Jan. 2010) and two audiocasettes of an interview with Janet Kozak conducted by Kent Sedgwick (20 Apr. 2010).
File primarily consists of material regarding the L'heidli T'enneh Cemetery and the 1914 Royal Commission on Indian Affairs report on Prince George in relation to the "Fort George Tribe" and their lands and cemetery. Includes: photocopies from BC Archives of the Royal Commission transcripts; a report entitled "Archival Research Project - Fort George Park, up to 1998" prepared by Sites N Sounds Consulting for the Fraser-Fort George Regional Museum (1998); "Archaeological Impact Assessment, Fraser-Fort George Regional Museum, Lot 2, District Lots 343 and 417, Plan 32450, Cariboo District, City of Prince George, Permit 1998-218" prepared by Sites N Sounds Consulting (1998); "Indian Cemetery Fort George Park Prince George" typescript document by Kent Sedgwick for the Heritage Advisory Committee (23 Mar. 1983); a photocopied "Indian Cemetery in Fort George Park" plan drawn by the City of Prince George Public Works Department (Dec. 1978); and burial records for the L'heidli T'enneh Cemetery from the City of Prince George Cemetery System.
File consists of clippings, notes, and reproductions relating to the desecration of the Lheidli T'enneh Cemetery and development of Fort George Park in Prince George. Includes: "Telephone interview with Larry Larson" typed document by Kent Sedgwick (23 June 2010). The file predominantly includes photocopied newspaper articles discussing the cemetery in Fort George park, its cultural significance, desecration, and vandalism of the cemetery.
Subseries consists of materials collected by Kent Sedgwick for research relating to Lheidli T'enneh First Nations. The Lheidli T'enneh are a sub-group of the Dakelh people whose traditional territory includes the city of Prince George, British Columbia. These files primarily consist of material regarding the original Lheidli T'enneh reserve and cemetery, the reserve relocation, and the desecration of the cemetery.
File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to the Lheidli T'enneh First Nation. Includes: "Prince George Native Friendship Centre 40th Anniversary" special edition of the Prince George Citizen newspaper (12 June 2009); "Lheit-Lit'en Nation: Treaty Making with the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia" booklet issued by Lheit-Lit'en Nation Treaty Office (1996); "Cooperative Management of the Herrick Valley Old Growth Forest and Aquatic Resources: An Opportunity Under the Federal Government's Initiatives on Developing a 'Model Forest'" proposal from Lheit-Lit'en Nation to the Forest Canada's Model Forest (25 Feb. 1992); and various clipped articles from the Prince George Citizen (2003-2009).
Image depicts Metlakatla, located near Prince Rupert, B.C.
Image depicts a building painted with First Nations art in New Aiyansh.
File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to the Nisga'a Treaty. The Nisga'a Final Agreement, also known as the Nisga'a Treaty, is a treaty that was settled between the Nisg?a'a, the government of British Columbia, and the Government of Canada that was signed on 27 May 1998 and came into effect on May 11, 2000. Includes "The Flaws in This Nisga'a Template Will Divide Canadians by Race Forever and There's Fifty More to Come. Shouldn't All Canadians be Equal?" pamphlet by the B.C. Fisheries Survival Coalition (1999); "Your Guide to the Nisga'a Treaty" pamphlet from the Province of British Columbia (1999); and "Gathering Strength: Canada's Aboriginal Action Plan" pamphlet published by the Ministry of Indian Affairs and Northern Development of Canada (1997).
File consists of a clipped article entitled "Paddling into History Following the Still-Wild Route of Indians and Explorers" from the Beautiful British Columbia magazine.
Image depicts the First Nations village of Pavilion, B.C.
File consists of clippings, notes, and reproductions relating to the surrender of the original L'Heidli 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.
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.
Image depicts two totem poles in Skeena Crossing, B.C.
Image depicts what appears to be a teepee at an uncertain location.
File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to Waddington's Road and the Chilcotin War.
File consists of "The Indian History of British Columbia" book written by Wilson Duff with handwritten annotations by Kent Sedgwick throughout the book.
File consists of a photocopy of a handwritten essay titled "The Sale of the Fort George Indian Reserve #1" by Jason B. Llewellyn.
Image depicts a totem pole at an uncertain location, possibly in Gitwinksihlkw, B.C.
File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions regarding Kent Sedgwick's research about Treaty 8.
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.