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(Top) List of resolutions set out by "The Committee of Skeena River" to unknown parties.


(Bottom) Letter from Hazleton, B.C. from Chiefs to Mr. J. Brown of Port Essignton, B.C.

Accounts by Captain George Dixon of his many expeditions to various places around the world.

An book that describes the history of many locations in British Columbia up to 1912. It also includes accounts of the economy and industries of each location.

Vancouver Postcard Club site has a small collection of the oldest surviving picture postcards of British Columbia.

Visit their site for more information.

The most salient aspects of communicating through postcards is to not only to promote tourism but also shape the way people “formulate ideas about travel and sightseeing in the present age of mass spectacle.” Postcards are precious and delicate…

(A story written in the book "Plants of Haida Gwaii= X̱aayda gwaay" by Nancy J. Turner; the story of how Xuya [Raven] brought moon to the people)
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After Xuya [Raven] had traveled for a while…

A complied summary of Indigenous stories of how the people received fire; where they all share element core elements but the details varies; such as the characters and heroes
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In the…

Conifer Needle or Hemlock (Poison Hemlock) or Cow Parsnip
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Conium maculatum; Carrot family Apiaceae;

poisonous biennial herbaceous flowering plant;

poison parsley, spotted corobane and…

An animated video based on the history of the origin of the Musqueam nation.

This plant was eaten by the Indigenous, and was noted in the book "Plants of Haida Gwaii = X̱aayda gwaay" by Nancy J. Turner. It was mostly eaten as is or processed, and was consumed for its sweet taste. The plant was used in a medicinal…