Cold Fish Lake The Spring 2007 issue of British Columbia Magazine is out with a story about the Spatsizi Wilderness Park in northern British Columbia. The pictures are spectacular. The text touches on recent controversies between Iskut/Tahltan peoples, including the role of guide-outfitter Tommy Walker in the relocation of aboriginal people from the area in [...]
The fifth and final piece in Sandra Shields’ series on Stó:lō history and contemporary politics is available on theTyee.ca website. Shields summarizes the past six months in BC’s treaty history. She looks at the general impressions and feelings about treaties in one Stó:lō community. Sphere: Related Content
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
The news stories dissecting the demise of the Lheidli T’enneh treaty continue. Here are just a few more, selected for the position and perspective of their authors. Treaty-making is not in trouble (Former BC Premier Mike Harcourt; alternative link) Treaties are not about extinguishing aboriginal rights. Treaties are about recognizing, respecting, updating and protecting aboriginal [...]
With climate change drawing attention to traditional and indigenous knowledge around the world, the Inuit are finding that some of that attention is less-than-positive. A research trip called Global Warming 101 has been traveling across the Arctic from Iqaluit to Igloolik. Four Inuit are part of the eight-person team. One conclusion from the trip, according [...]
Sandra Shields’ fourth installment on Stó:lō (Fraser Valley; Coast Salish) history is out in TheTyee.ca. In this piece, Shields looks at the history of Stó:lō treaty negotiations. She looks broadly at the historical context of treaty making in British Columbia — and by extension, the position of the Stó:lō in that history. In her words, [...]
I successfully defended my dissertation at the University of New Mexico last month. Now, the final edits on the text are done. For those who might be interested, my dissertation is now available for download (1MB pdf file). (It will be available eventually via ProQuest Dissertations. The graduates in my year are the first who [...]
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms turns 25 years old on Tuesday. Doug Cuthland, an aboriginal writer from Saskatchewan, applauds the Charter’s protection of Aboriginal rights in an op-ed piece in the Regina Leader-Post: … the charter has worked for us. [Because of the Charter and its protection of Aboriginal rights and treaties,] Aboriginal [...]
I had more students with laptops in my classrooms this semester than ever before. Apparently, according to some students and faculty, many students are being ‘taught’ in high school to take notes on computers. They have not developed handwritten note taking skills. Thus, laptops are now an essential tool. Student lore is also full of [...]
Update The third installment is now out. In it, Shields inquires about the success of sharing forestry revenue between BC and a Fraser Valley First Nation (Leq’á:mél). Original Post Sandra Shields’ second installment in her series about efforts at reconciliation between native and non-native people in the Fraser Valley is out. Title ‘Beyond Teepees and [...]
Vancouver sports talk radio has discussed the importance and role of fighting in NHL hockey with some regularity this winter. The motivation for the discussion is related, I suspect, to a number of high profile and serious fighting injuries over the last few months. But the explanations for fighting in hockey — and, importantly, why [...]
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