Subseries reflects Dr. Ainley's extensive research on indigenous science and traditional knowledge and how it transferred to European settlers in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Much of this research culminated in Dr. Ainley's unfinished monograph project "Re-explorations: new perspectives on gender, environment and the transfer of knowledge in 19th and 20th century Canada and Australia." Material is, predominately, arranged by individual, with files largely consisting of bibliographies, articles and notes about and by the individual on topics related to the environment and interaction with indigenous peoples. Subseries also contains research notes, interviews, and correspondence. As much of Ainley's research focused on women, see subseries on women in science and engineering research (2002.14.1.5) for related materials.
Eight unidentified medicine men in full regalia stand in a row within a long house. Handwritten annotation in pen on verso reads: “Yaulalet Dum guna al git dkdin (?) Party of medicine men Nishka Indians ready for medicine dance. W.H. Collison”. Stamped annotation on verso reads: “Haldane & Bro. Alaskan Photographers, 7 West Street, Metlakahtla – Alaska.”
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).
Photograph depicts two white buildings, one with the sign "Nisga'a Government Administration building". Road in foreground, vehicles and hills in background.
Three men stand in centre, each wearing a chief's dress and head-dress. Family members stand and sit on either side. Carved boxes and masks are positioned in foreground. The group poses in front of drapery hung against tall wooden wall.
Community members have stated that the people in this photo are from the Gitwilluyaxw clan from the wolf tribal house of Ksdiyaawak. The photo was taken at Gitlax̱t’aamiks along the Nass River.
Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Tsimpshian Chiefs & family. Goods [for or fr.] Potlatch".
Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "For heading of page 15 of Introduction to 'Trophies from a Long Trail.' Nishka Chief in his robes and Head-dress."
File consists of correspondence, publications, press releases, newspaper clippings, guidelines, and speeches. Includes:
- Copy of Nisga’a Nation 35th Annual Convention, Convention Book
- Publication: “Nisga’a: People of the Mighty River”
- Computer printout: “Nisga’a, British Columbia and Canada sign Agreement-in-Principle, February 15, 1996
- Nisga’a Treaty Negotiations, Agreement-in-Principle in Brief
- Chronology of events leading to an Agreement-in-Principle with the Nisga’a Tribal Council
- Nisga’a, British Columbia and Canada release historic Agreement-in-Principle
- Lock-up Guidelines, Nisga’a Agreement-in-Principle
- Speaking notes for the Honourable Ronald A. Irwin, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development re: Nisga’a Agreement-in-Principle, February 15, 1996
- Publication: Treaty No.8 Made June 21, 1899 and Adhesions, Reports, etc
- Publication: Treaty No.11 (June 27, 1921) and Adhesion (July 17, 1922) with Reports, etc.
- Publication: Indian Act, September, 1989
- Handwritten note: “The view only changes for the land (?)”
- Letter to Iona Campagnolo from Hon. Ronald A. Irwin re: thank you for support of Nisga’a Agreement-in-Principle, April 18, 1996
- Letter to Iona Campagnolo from Prime Minister Jean Chrétien re: thank you for support of Nisga’a Agreement-in-Principle, April 15, 1996
- Faxed letter to Ms. Marjorie Percival, Land Claims Secretary, Nisga’a Tribal Council, from Iona Campagnolo re: Agreement-in-Principle Signing Ceremony and 39th Annual Convention, March 19, 1996
- Faxed letter to Chief Harry Nyce, Nisga’a Tribal Council, from Iona Campagnolo re: regrets for Agreement-in-Principle Signing Ceremony, March 18, 1996
- Faxed letter to Iona Campagnolo from to Ms. Marjorie Percival, Land Claims Secretary, Nisga’a Tribal Council, re: Agreement-in-Principle Signing Ceremony and 39th Annual Convention, March 18, 1996
- Letter to Iona Campagnolo from Paulette Francoeur, Head, Correspondence Unit, Office of the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, re: letter of acknowledgement, February 23, 1996
- Faxed letter to Ms. Megan Olesky, Federal Treaty Negotiation Office, from Iona Campagnolo re: event attendance, February 14, 1996
- Handwritten notes re: Nisga’a
- Handwritten notes re: First Nations Summit and Nisga’a
- Faxed letter to Iona Campagnolo from Doreen Mullings, Executive Director, Federal Treaty Negotiation Office and Joy Illington, Assistant Deputy Minister, Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs re: Nisga’a Agreement-in-Principle and News Conference Invitation, February 14, 1996
- Fax to Iona Campagnolo re: “Talking points on the Nisga’a Agreement-in-Principle”, February 15, 1996
- Letter to Iona Campagnolo from Honourable Ronald A. Irwin, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development re: Nisga’a treaty negotiations, October 20, 1995
- Letter to Prime Minister Jean Chrétien from Iona Campagnolo re: appreciation of government in support of Nisga’a treaty negotiations, February 12, 1996
- Letter to John Watson, Regional Director General, Indian Affairs and Northern Development from Iona Campagnolo re: thank you for briefing on Nisga’a Agreement, October 1, 1997
- Letter to Prime Minister Jean Chrétien from Iona Campagnolo re: commendation of John Watson, and the Nisga’a people towards determining an Agreement, October 1, 1997
- Letter to Hon. Jane Stewart, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development from Iona Campagnolo re: commendation of her leadership, October 1, 1997
- Newspaper clippings:
- “Guujaaw: A man of his people” The Vancouver Sun, March 16, 2002
- “Found Haida tattoo kit comes to light” The Vancouver Sun, March 16, 2002
- “A culture rises again” The Vancouver Sun, March 16, 2002
- “Balance of power” The Vancouver Sun, March 16, 2002
- “Voices of Haida Gwaii” The Vancouver Sun, March 16, 2002
- “Selling a philosophy of peace in Indian Country” The Globe and Mail, March 2, 1996
- Letters to the Editor, The Globe and Mail, March 2, 1996
- “Caution surrounds Nisga’a signing” The Globe and Mail, March 22, 1996
- “At last! A settlement in native land claims” Times Colonist, February 25, 1996
- “The Nisga’a agreement: a great deal or a great steal?” The Globe and Mail, March 5, 1996
- “Natives denied land-claims justice” Times Colonist, September 15, 1990
- “B.C. land-claim deal sails into storm” The Globe and Mail, February 16, 1996
- “Beyond the thunder of dissent lies the fire of revolution” The Vancouver Sun (undated)
- “The fallout will be far-reaching from the B.C. ruling on aboriginal rights” The Globe and Mail (undated)
- “Judge the Nisga’a deal on its practical merits” The Globe and Mail, February 14, 1996
- “The B.C. government must deal in good faith with the Nisga’a” The Globe and Mail, 1995
- “Nisga’a negotiate an exemplary land-claim agreement in principle” The Globe and Mail, (undated)
- “Native goals more in harmony with populist mood” (unidentified)
- “No quick fixes expected from Nisga’a settlement” The Globe and Mail, March 25, 1996
- “Nisga’a deal an honourable settlement” The Globe and Mail, February 24, 1996
- “Lessons from the Nisga’a” Simon Fraser News, March 7, 1996
Handwritten annotations on verso read: "little infant slumbers [?] & light"; "Nisga infant in native 'papoose' carrier"; " 'Papoose' in native cradle".
Chief Allen sits in chair on raised wooden platform, with bear skin over his knee, and two more bear skins laid on wood blocks in front of him. House stands behind picket fence in background. Pot and pan sit to right of chair in foreground.
Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Albert Allen Kincolith (Nisga Chief)".
File consists of newspapers (all dated 1976) include: The Citizen; and The Nechako Chronicle featuring articles on the Thomas inquest. File includes the Nechako Chronicle, vol.60, no.26, Thursday July 1, 1976.
File consists of photocopied newspaper articles about Island Cache (Cottonwood Island) and the relocation of its residents.
Photograph depicts elders, chiefs, and councillors outside the new Kispiox Cultural Building following the pole-raising at the official opening of the facility. Photograph was taken on Campagnolo's Skeena riding tour.
File consists of a conference paper by Weller titled "New Universities and the Development of Remote Regions." This file was originally numbered to correspond with conference paper number 80 listed in Weller's CV.
Photograph depicts fenced area in front of church building with turret. Other community buildings can be seen in background.
Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Metlakatla Church. Replacement for larger church lost in village fire 1903?" See also item 2009.7.1.55 for similar image depicting new church building at Metlakatla, B.C.
Image depicts a building painted with First Nations art in New Aiyansh.
Fonds consists of the personal records of Nedra (Ginty) Jane Paul [b. ca.1920-d. 1990]. Personal records include the 1938 Lord Byng High School Annual, 2 teaching certificates, and 1 photograph. Paul worked as a teacher in the Chilcotin and Bella Coola regions of BC and the primary items of the collection are 8 recordings generated by her with members of First Nations Communities at Alkali, Red Stone, Kleena Kleene and Bella Coola from 1964-1971. There are 8 original audio reel to reel recordings (and 2 tapes which are copies of the recordings later created by P.J. Thomas, who accompanied Paul on the interviews). Recordings include stories and songs.
Paul, Nedra JanePhotograph depicts a crowd gathered near the shore of a body of water around a flag pole, with a band to the left. Annotation on verso of photograph states: "Myself accepting the flag pole etc., - Namu crowd in fore-ground - School children around the pole, + Band to the left."
File consists of an oral history given by Murray Krause, which was gathered as part of Dr. Mike Evan's Island Cache Recovery Project. Includes consent forms, transcripts, and the recorded oral history on the original media.
Consists of an audio recording made by Paul of Mr. Sammy counting to 10, Mrs. Sammy singing two songs, Mr. S. Lahal, and Mrs. T. Lulua.
Photograph depicts Skeena MP Iona Campagnolo speaking with George Brown of Burns Lake Community Development Corporation in Burns Lake while being filmed by director Paul Rockett. Unknown man in centre.
Photograph depicts Skeena MP Iona Campagnolo speaking with George Brown of Burns Lake Community Development Corporation in Burns Lake while being filmed by director Paul Rockett.
Photograph depicts Skeena MP Iona Campagnolo speaking with George Brown of Burns Lake Community Development Corporation in Burns Lake while being filmed by director Paul Rockett. Unknown man in centre.
Photograph depicts Skeena MP Iona Campagnolo speaking with George Brown of Burns Lake Community Development Corporation in Burns Lake.
Photograph of three unidentified people, Joe Daniels, J.B. [?], Iona Campagnolo, and an unidentified man sitting at a table (see also item 2009.6.1.98).
Handwritten annotations on verso read: “Oct 16/74,” and “Kitwanga, BC, November 11th/74 tour”.
Handwritten annotation on verso reads: “Left to Right: Leonard Bright; Joe Daniels (chief) J.B.; I.C., Richard Morgan; Howard Morgan, Kitwanga, B.C., November 11/74 tour”.
Large bear carving sits on top of wide pole, erected in memory of a chief of the Bear crest. Lines of houses stand in background.
Printed below image: "Totem Pole. Old Massett. Q.C.I / J.D. Allen photo Co."; handwritten below: "Mortuary Pole Bear [Crest?]"; on verso: "For Chapt. XIX. The old style and the new. Mortuary Pole & modern houses. No. 3. W.H.C. Oct. [6/ ?] 13".
Photograph depicts a mortuary pole situated against a snowy landscape.
Handwritten annotation on verso reads: “Chapter XVIII, Nom. 1 Chief Gwaksho’s totem pole. The Great Hunter.”
Photograph depicts Bridget Moran seated at table with copy of her book in hand. Bookshelves visible in background.
Photograph depicts Bridget Moran seated at table covered with copies of 'Judgement at Stoney Creek'. Three copies of 'Stoney Creek Woman' are also displayed on table. Bookshelves in background. Photo believed to have been taken at same location as items 2008.3.1.17.1, 2008.3.1.17.2, and 2008.3.1.19.4.
Handwritten annotation on recto: "Bridget Moran receives the Lieutenant - Governor's Medal for Historical Writing from His Honour David C. Lam in Government House, May 12, 1989." Lieutenant Governor Lam stands in formal attire on left, shaking hands with Moran. Two woman stand in background.
Handwritten annotation on recto: "Bridget Moran thanks the B.C. Historical Federation for recognizing her as best author of 1988." Moran stands behind microphone, holding award. Don Sale and Naomi Miller of the B.C. Historical Federation Writing Competition Committee stand in background.
Photograph depicts Bridget Moran seated at table covered with copies of her book.
Photograph depicts Bridget Moran seated at table covered with copies of her book. Unidentified man stands on left, bookshelves visible in background.
Photograph depicts Moran seated to right of woman on bench in foreground. Waterfall area at Moricetown Canyon can be seen below, behind booth labeled "MONITER BOOTH". Highway and houses visible on opposite shore in background.
Photograph depicts Bridget Moran standing beside unidentified man in front of white building with the sign "Nisga'a Government Administration building". Suburban parked in front of building, trees and mountains visible in background.
Tall monument featuring a man's profile stands in foreground. Base of monument features writing on plaques.
Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "No. 30 Paul [Segaics?] Monument at Port Simpson".
Photograph depicts Justa Monk and Bridget Moran seated at table, signing copies of 'Justa: a First Nations Leader'. The pair faces crowd standing in background. Windows and posters visible behind crowd.
Photograph depicts Justa Monk and Bridget Moran seated at table, signing copies of 'Justa: a First Nations Leader'. Crowd stands gathered around.
Photograph depicts Justa Monk and Bridget Moran seated at table, signing copies of 'Justa: a First Nations Leader'. Plants, bookshelves, and two unidentified individuals in background.
Photograph depicts Justa Monk and Bridget Moran seated at table, signing copies of 'Justa: a First Nations Leader'. Plants, bookshelves, and unidentified man visible in background.
Photograph depicts Justa Monk and Bridget Moran seated at table, signing copies of 'Justa: a First Nations Leader'. Plants, bookshelves, two unidentified individuals also visible in image.
Photograph depicts Justa Monk and Bridget Moran seated in bookstore, bookshelves in background.
Photograph depicts Justa Monk and Bridget Moran standing in bookstore. Unidentified woman and bookshelves in background.
Two model totem poles flank a bentwood box sitting on a pedestal in front of a bookcase in the office of W.E. Collison. Handwritten annotation in pen on verso reads: “Totem & carved chest in Dad’s office.”
Model totem pole standing upright on a chair against the backdrop of a sheet. 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: “46-4”
Profile perspective of a model totem pole standing upright on a sheet covered table against the backdrop of an additional sheet. Stamped annotation on verso reads: “Department of Mines and Resources, Photographic Section. Oct. 6, 1939”. Numeric annotation on verso: “47-3”
Profile perspective of a model totem pole standing upright on the floor against a blank wall. 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: “35-2”
Close-up perspective of the top of the model totem pole which is standing upright on the floor against a blank wall. 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: “35-4”
Frontal perspective of a model totem pole standing upright on a sheet covered table against the backdrop of an additional sheet. Stamped annotation on verso reads: “Department of Mines and Resources, Photographic Section. Oct. 6, 1939”. Numeric annotation on verso: “47-2”
Model totem pole standing upright in front of a blanket backdrop. Handwritten annotation in pen on verso reads: “Dad’s totem pole (W.E. Collison)”