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Great Bear Rainforest

Great Bear Rainforest

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For thousands of years, Indigenous people have shared the Great Bear Rainforest with wolves, eagles, sea otters, salmon and herring, as well as many other animals. It is the only home of BC’s provincial mammal, the Spirit Bear.
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Reading Photographs

Reading Photographs

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Every picture tells a story, but whose story? How can a single picture tell us a story about what happened long ago? To answer these questions historians have developed some thoughtful ways to read photographs.
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BC’s Gold Rush

BC’s Gold Rush

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In 1858 word of gold rang out in the Fraser Canyon, setting off a dramatic migration of people and propelling this once remote region of western North American into the modern age. What can you discover about BC's gold rush?
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Miners at the Awaya Ikeda Mine, Haida Gwaii

Miners at the Awaya Ikeda Mine, Haida Gwaii

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By UVIC Public History 2017 Grad Student Project
The owner of the Ikeda Mine, Arichika Ikeda, died in 1939 but the ownership of his mine came under the jurisdiction of the Custodian in 1942. His wife, Kaoru Ikeda, interned in Slocan, was made to release her rights to the property as well as their family house. She died after four years of internment in the spring of 1946. [BC Archives H-04580] Learn more about this image at BC Archives here.

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Animal Studies (Zoology)
Conservation and Sustainability
Diverse Communities, Multiculturalism
Earth Science and Geology
Ecology and Evolution
Ecosystems- Landscapes and Seascapes
environmental science
First Peoples, Indigenous Peoples
French
Government and Governance, Power and Authority
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Material Culture and Objects
Natural Resource Use and Industry
Plants and Algae
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Social Justice and Human Rights
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