http://www.anthroblog.tadmcilwraith.com Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:35:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is a really cool story about the return of sockeye salmon to the Coquitlam River, just east of Metro Vancouver. It involves the efforts of the Kwikwetlem First Nation to restore the salmon run disrupted in 1903 by the building of a dam. Also: Salmon return after century-long absence (Vancouver ... http://www.anthroblog.tadmcilwraith.com/2008/07/22/sockeye-return-to-coquitlam-river/ Somehow I missed this a week ago ... The Tsawwassen Treaty was passed in the House of Commons at the end of June. Share This http://www.anthroblog.tadmcilwraith.com/2008/07/10/tsawwassen-treaty-gains-royal-assent/ Or so says Grand Chief Doug Kelly, speaking moments ago on CKNW Vancouver radio about the Supreme Court of Canada decision in R v. Kapp (2008 SCC 41). Kelly was talking with Michael Smyth on the Christy Clark show. Phil Eidsvik of the Fisheries Survival Coalition was part ... http://www.anthroblog.tadmcilwraith.com/2008/06/27/its-not-about-race-its-about-place/ I love reading about agreements between First Nations and government which are designed to protect sacred sites. In the case of an agreement between the Chehalis (Coast Salish; Fraser Valley) and the BC government, the sacred area contains archaeological components -- but spirituality, heritage, tradition, and history are also ... http://www.anthroblog.tadmcilwraith.com/2008/06/24/chehalis-sacred-sites-protected-under-new-agreement/ The Takla Lake First Nation (Carrier) has set up a check point on a road which provides access to its hunting and camping areas. Access to a sacred area is restricted by the action. From Opinion 250: Takla representatives are angered that their rights and Territory have been seriously ... http://www.anthroblog.tadmcilwraith.com/2008/06/18/takla-lake-blockades-road-to-protect-territorial-interests/ Update: CBC TV's "The National" presented a report from Tahltan territory last night -- from Kluea Lake where Red Chris is considering dumping its tailings. The story concerned the issue of dumping mine waste in lakes across Canada. The story is now available on CBC.ca. Original Post: Imperial Metals, ... http://www.anthroblog.tadmcilwraith.com/2008/06/16/red-chris-mine-successful-in-court-challenge-to-enviro-laws/ Prime Minister Harper will read Canada's apology for residential schooling in the House of Commons tomorrow. The CBC has a number of features associated with Harper's speech. The National (CBC TV) is broadcasting special productions as part of its nightly newscasts this week. And, the CBC.ca has ... http://www.anthroblog.tadmcilwraith.com/2008/06/10/truth-reconciliation-and-residential-schools/ From the National Post: Six months after announcing massive cost overruns had forced his company to suspend construction at the Galore Creek copper-gold mine, the president and chief executive of NovaGold Resources Inc. said a fresh set of plans contemplates a mine with an even greater mineral output. More to follow, I'm ... http://www.anthroblog.tadmcilwraith.com/2008/05/28/galore-creek-mine-revived/ The opposition to Shell Canada's plans to explore for coal-bed methane in the headwaters of the Nass, Skeena, and Stikine Rivers ramped up this past weekend. A rally in Hazelton (Gitksan territory) attracted four hundred opponents to Shell's drilling project. I suspect the pressure on Shell will continue ... http://www.anthroblog.tadmcilwraith.com/2008/05/27/opposition-to-mining-in-sacred-headwaters-ramps-up/ John Alderete (SFU Linguistics) and I have published an annotated bibliography of Tahltan language materials in the open access Northwest Journal of Linguistics. Abstract: This bibliography lists and summarizes materials on the Tahltan language, including linguistic and anthropological research papers, dictionaries, collections of stories, and teaching materials. We hope that ... http://www.anthroblog.tadmcilwraith.com/2008/05/23/tahltan-language-annotated-bibliography/