Glossary

16mm refers to the width of a popular gauge of film often used for movies.

A minor improvement in a document (esp. a legal or statuaory one).

The study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of physical remains.

A person who maintains and is in charge of archives.

Absorb (people) into a larger group, esp. by causing a minority culture to acquire the characteristics of the majority culture.

A predisposition or prejudice.

The scientific study of the geographical distribution of plants and animals.

A family that includes children of a previous marriage of one spouse or both.

A worldwide system of dependencies—colonies, protectorates, and other territories—that over a span of some three centuries was brought under the sovereignty of the crown of Great Britain and the administration of the British government.

Chinese Freemasons is the oldest and one of the most influential Chinese organizations in Canada. The Freemasons were first established during the BC gold rushes, in the style of the traditional Hongmen society in China.

A service or part of a service in memory of a person, an event, etc.

A group with common orgins, interests, etc. representing a larger body.

Recovering from an illness or injury.

An employee of a musem responsible for the collections.

An act, instance, policy, etc. of unfavourable treatment based on prejudice, esp. regarding race, age, or sex.

A variety.

Dominion of Canada is the country's formal – but rarely used – title, first applied to Canada at Confederation in 1867.

The traditional knowledge of a people concerning plants and their uses.

To dig out material from the ground to explore.

A rigid external covering for the body in certain animals, esp. arthropods, providing support or protection.

A deep narrow channel or ravine with a stream running through it.

Fort Victoria was established by the Hudson's Bay Company in 1843 as a depot for the northern Pacific trade.

A line of descent traced from an ancestor.

The study of earth sciences.

The representative of the Crown in a Commonwealth country that regards the Queen as head of state.

Sir James Douglas was a fur trader, governor of Vancouver Island (1851-63), and of British Columbia (1858-64).

A Sikh temple, place of worship.

A fixed fee charged to each Chinese person entering Canada beginning in 1885.

Things such as works of art, cultural achievements and folklore that have been passed on from earlier generations.

Come as a permanent resident to a country other than one's native land.

Indigenous: the referred person(s) is from that place. An overarching term to cohesively discuss First Nations, Inuit and Métis people.

Those people referred to as South Asians, Indo-Canadians or East Indians are one of the most diverse ethnocultural populations in Canada. They trace their origins to South Asia, which encompasses India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka..

The forming of a conclusion from premises.

The act or an instance of asking or seeking information.

The examination or observation of one's own mental and emotional processes.

A Chinese Temple. Place of worship for Shenism.

(In Canada) An elected provincial legislature.

Lineal descent; ancestry.

A person skilled in languages or linguistics.

Magnetic tape is a medium for magnetic recording, made of a thin, magnetizable coating on a long, narrow strip of plastic film. Devices that record and play back audio and video using magnetic tape are tape recorders and video tape recorders.

Middens are evidence of ancient settlements. They reveal, layer upon layer, the discarded remains of activities that happened over hundreds or thousands of years.

Move from one place to another, especially in a different country.

One's native language.

A shaggy animal like an ox found in Greenland and northern North America.

Teachings, Stories or Legends passed down by generations from Elders verbally to the tribe/group.

A travelling seller of small items, especially carried in a pack.

An aspect of the personality as shown to or preceived by others.

The science of naming, describing and classifying organisms.

A preconceived opinion. Disklike or distrust of a person, group, etc.

Preservation Managers work at museums and are responsible for keeping old, precious records like letters, journals, film and audio recordings safe to ensure we all can access those links to the past.

To keep safe or free from harm, decay, etc.

An artifact, a document, diary, manuscript or any other source of information that was created at the time under study. Also called Original Source or Evidence).

An organized program of publicity, selected information, etc., used to propagate a doctrine, practice, etc.

A belief in the superiority of a particular race.

An act or instance of reconciling.

An area of land set aside for the use of a specific group of Aboriginal people.

Readily recovering from shock, depression, etc.

An improvement to the condition or strength of something.

Enforced separation of radical groups in a community etc.

A religion of India founded about 1500 by Guru Nānak.

The art of preparing, stuffing, and mounting the skins of animals in lifelike poses.

Expanding beyond national boundaries.

The Truth and Reconsiliation Commission of Canada (TRC) is a component of the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement. Its mandate is to inform all Canadians about what happened in Indian Residential Schools (IRS). The Commission will document the truth of survivors, families, communities and anyone personally affected by the IRS experience..

An infectious disease characterized by tubercles, esp. in the lungs.

The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945. By enabling dialogue between its members, and by hosting negotiations, the Organization has become a mechanism for governments to find areas of agreement and solve problems together.