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Stand in solidarity with Six Nations!

Handbill for rally held Tuesday, April 25th, 2006, at the Vancouver Art Gallery.

"This action being organized in solidarity with the Six Nations is intended to serve as a deterrence to prevent any further police escalation against the Six Nations. We stand in support of the demands of the clan mothers for an immediate cessation of all construction by Henco Industries on Six Nations territory and for resolution to the current standoff to be conducted on a nation-to-nation basis. . . . "

2010? It's about making a killing

"The 2010 Olympic Games in not about sports, it's about making a killing. Several official Olympic sponsors are the worst criminals colonization and capitalism has produced. All have directly supported and financed the theft of indigenous territory, social cleansing and ecological destruction. . . ." Brochure discusses Olympic sponsors McDonald's, Coca-Cola, Dow Chemicals, General Electric, Birks, and EPCOR.

Convergence February 2010 : Why fight the 2010 Vancouver Olympics and an overview of the 2010 anti-capitalist, anti-colonial convergence, on Coast Salish Territory

"In February 2010, the Winter Olympics are set to take place in Vancouver, and Whistler, on traditional Coast Salish Territory. Though the Games themselves will merely be a two week party for the rich, and corporate spectacle for the majority, phenomenal damage has already been done. The effects on our communities, and the land have been devasting, and deserve a serious response. . . ."

[Draft map of Indian villages and landmarks, Burrard Inlet and English Bay, before the whiteman c...

[Draft map of Indian villages and landmarks, Burrard Inlet and English Bay, before the whiteman came]

The map is a draft of MAP 56.01, "Indian villages and landmarks, Burrard Inlet and English Bay, before the whiteman came." It shows the geographic area bounded by the north shore of Burrard Inlet, the Freaser River, Point Atkinson, and the Burrard Inlet Second Narrows. Shown on the map are locations of First Nations and European settlements, streams, coastal features, and inland vegitation. Physical features are labeled using both First Nations and European place names.

Draft map of Indian villages and landmarks, Burrard Inlet and English Bay, before the whiteman came

Draft map of Indian villages and landmarks, Burrard Inlet and English Bay, before the whiteman came

The map is a draft of map 56.01, "Indian villages and landmarks, Burrard Inlet and English Bay, before the whiteman came." It shows the geographic area bounded by the north shore of Burrard Inlet, the Fraser River, Point Atkinson, and the Burrard Inlet Second Narrows. Shown on the map are coastal sites labeled with First Nations place names.

The First Nations "Vancouver" in the 1850s

Map shows the locations of the First Nations' native villages and camps in the Vancouver area during the period of the 1850s. The map is associated with textual information documenting the history of the First Nations in Vancouver in the same period of time.

World In The City - roll [II]

World In The City - roll [II]

Film features the raw footage shot at Expo 86 showing the monorail, the gondolas, ships in harbour, the Expo 86 grounds and pavilions, First nations dancers, aerial views, girl with red spherical travel machine, the USA pavilion with NASA footage, the China pavilion, animals in Canada's North: walruses, polar bears, the arctic fox, a model of a city with moving traffic and working traffic lights. Silent film.

Passing of a Legacy

Passing of a Legacy

Item is a photograph showing (L-R): Princess VIII White Feather, new Princess IX Golden Eagle, Chief IX Little Wolf and Chief VIII Wandering Spirit at Passing of a Legacy.

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