Difference: B.C. Refused to Federal’s Claim Process In British Columbia, treaties were traditionally not negotiated between the government and First Nation peoples. As First Nation activists would argue for years, Aboriginal title is therefore not officially extinguished, and legally they retained ownership and rights over their land properties. British Columbian government’s stance had to reflectContinue reading “A Very Controversial Process: What Makes British Columbian Modern Treaties Different From the Rest of Canada?”
Category Archives: First Nations in British Columbia
Indigenous Treaty Process Across Canada and Around the World
In this article, I will examine Indigenous issues and treaties around the globe: How they fight for their collective rights and individual rights, and how indigenous efforts are aimed at making common cause, first regionally and then globally. In addition, I will access the Indigenous treaties and issues in Canada and British Columbia: How treatiesContinue reading “Indigenous Treaty Process Across Canada and Around the World”
First Nation Fishery: How Do They Harvest and Conserve Fish Resources?
In this article, I will examine the First Nation fishery in British Columbia. I will explore how the “food fishery” came to be and how it has worked to conserve salmon for the benefit of the non-Native industrial fishery. For the First Nations in BC, the fishery has always been a source of food, wealth,Continue reading “First Nation Fishery: How Do They Harvest and Conserve Fish Resources?”
Canadian Indigenous People (Part 3): Relationships Between BC’s First Nations and New Settlers
This article is Part three of a three-parts-series. In this article, I will provide a general view of the relationship between Canadian Indigenous communities and new settlers throughout history of British Columbia. Part one talks about the general history, culture, and traditions of BC’s First Nations, while Part two talks about Five individual First NationsContinue reading “Canadian Indigenous People (Part 3): Relationships Between BC’s First Nations and New Settlers”
Canadian Indigenous People (Part 2): Five Individual First Nations
This article is part two of a three-part series to explain the First Nations communities living in British Columbia. Part one focuses on the general history, culture, and traditions of BC’s First Nations ; Part two focuses on Five individual First Nations in BC; Part three focuses on the relationship between them and Canadian settlersContinue reading “Canadian Indigenous People (Part 2): Five Individual First Nations”
Canadian Indigenous Peoples in British Columbia (Part 1): Pacific Coast First Nations
This article and the next two articles are a three-part series to explain the First Nations communities living in British Columbia. Part one focuses on the general history, culture, and traditions of BC’s First Nations; Part two focuses on the various individual First Nations bands in BC; Part three focuses on the relationship between themContinue reading “Canadian Indigenous Peoples in British Columbia (Part 1): Pacific Coast First Nations”
Legacy of Colonzation and Damage of Racism: Disenfranchisement of Canadian Indigenous and Chinese
The early development of Canada was built on oppression — The cross-country railway that connected the lands, that were forcefully taken from the Canadian indigenous peoples, was built by the cheap and exploitable Chinese labours. Despite being given full apologies, the discrimination of the past still affect the indigenous and Chinese Canadian communities. The legacyContinue reading “Legacy of Colonzation and Damage of Racism: Disenfranchisement of Canadian Indigenous and Chinese”
Canadian Indigenous People and Chinese Canadians: Have apologies Truly Established Harmony for Them?
Both First Nation peoples and Chinese Canadians are the victims of the mistreatments of the mainstream Canadians and the paternalistic policies of the early Canadian government. Both ethnic groups got their “official apologies” from the state of Canada. However, have apologies established harmony for them in reality? Apologies Do not Automatically Accomplish Reconciliations For theContinue reading “Canadian Indigenous People and Chinese Canadians: Have apologies Truly Established Harmony for Them?”
The Almost Forgotten Relationship between First Nation Peoples and Chinese Canadians
The relationship between the First Nation peoples living in British Columbia and early Chinese Canadians was an essential part of our history in Canada. Yet this relationship has been neglected; little-known records of the history that they shared are left. In this commentary, I want to bring awareness to this relationship briefly. Chinese Workers andContinue reading “The Almost Forgotten Relationship between First Nation Peoples and Chinese Canadians”
Can Truth and Reconciliation Commission Make Reconciliation a reality?
The most recent cornerstone of First Nation policy is creating the Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Commission. However, Canada is not the nation that has a reconciliation commission. In comparison to the reconciliation commissions of other countries, the Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Commission is relatively new. According to Jennifer Llewelyn, the Canadian Truth and Reconciliation CommissionContinue reading “Can Truth and Reconciliation Commission Make Reconciliation a reality?”
Foundation of HKPLTW (Canada) 