The Maa-nulth treaty on the west coast of Vancouver Island has received royal assent.
The BC Hydro line planned for Highway 37 has been put on hold in the wake of the Galore Creek mine suspension.
My very first blog post was about the inappropriate choice of the Inuit Inukshuk as logo of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. Now, the Vancouver Olympic Committee (Vanoc) has unveiled the Olympic Mascots … and I am intrigued. The three mascots represent a variety of symbols of British Columbia — or in the words [...]
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Galore no more and the ‘war zones’ of feasibility studies (Financial Post)
Galore Creek was to be a decades-long mining project, the first major metal mine to be built in B.C. in more than 10 years. Its approval this spring was such a landmark for mining in B.C. that the head of the province’s exploration association [...]
The Canadian media has noticed the Human Terrain System (HTS) story a few days shy of the start of the Annual Meetings of the American Anthropological Association. An old and long debated story in the American anthropology blogosphere (e.g. at Savageminds.org), the Toronto Star asserts that the HTS issue is “[embroiling anthropology] in a [...]
Next year, 2008, marks the 150th anniversary of the establishment of British Columbia. The Crown Colony of BC was created in 1858, uniting the Colony of Vancouver Island (established in 1849) with the mainland.
To celebrate, the Royal BC Museum has started the “Free Spirit” Exhibit Project. Leading to a museum exhibit in the [...]
We are a few days removed from the delivery of the judgment in the Tsilhqot’in land claims case. Still, the news and analysis continues. A summary of news stories starting November 24, 2007 is provided here. Newer stories are at the top.
(Note: this post follows the Tsilhqot’in news round-up post.)
December 7
Dividing up [...]
TheTyee.ca reports on the travels of photojournalist Claire Martin and her trip this fall from the blockades at Iskut to Telegraph Creek, British Columbia. The photos are incredible.
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The Maa-nulth treaty was introduced in the BC Legislature today. The treaty, involving five First Nations from the west coast of Vancouver Island, was ratified in the native communities in October. The BC Legislature hopes to ratify the treaty before the fall session ends next week.
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The news and reaction related to the Xeni Gwet’in land claim decision is starting. Here’s a round up. (Note: most recent stories are on top.)
(News from November 24 onwards is summarized here.)
November 23, 2007
Aboriginal hangings 143 years ago sour some B.C. natives on treaty negotiations (Canadian Press)
The bad blood from 1864 squeezed to [...]
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