Reinscribing colonialism: the Royal Commission on Indian Affairs in Nlha’pamux and Stl’atl’imx Territory, 1914
In 1912 a joint federal-provincial Royal Commission on Indian Affairs for the province of British Columbia was appointed. Intended "to settle all differences between the Governments of the Dominon and the Province respecting Indian land and Indian Affairs in the Province," the Commission t...
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ftunivbritcolcir:oai:circle.library.ubc.ca:2429/4541 2023-05-15T16:15:17+02:00 Reinscribing colonialism: the Royal Commission on Indian Affairs in Nlha’pamux and Stl’atl’imx Territory, 1914 Schuurman, Nadine Cato 1996 21480813 bytes application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/2429/4541 eng eng For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use. Stl'atl'imx--Oral testimony Nlaka'pamux--Oral testimony McKenna McBride Commission First Nations--Rights and title--British Columbia--History First Nations--Land claims--British Columbia--History First Nations--Government relations--British Columbia--History Indigenous peoples and colonialism--British Columbia Text Thesis/Dissertation 1996 ftunivbritcolcir 2019-10-15T17:45:13Z In 1912 a joint federal-provincial Royal Commission on Indian Affairs for the province of British Columbia was appointed. Intended "to settle all differences between the Governments of the Dominon and the Province respecting Indian land and Indian Affairs in the Province," the Commission travelled through British Columbia for three years interviewing thousands of native people. Its primary mandate was to settle the Indian land question. The Royal Commission also sought to measure the acculturation of native people to European society. As a representative of the state, it adjudicated issues related to railway construction and native fishing and hunting rights as well as land claims. While the Commission represented a political program for Indians,' first nation people were nevertheless persistent in advancing their own claims. Native responses to many aspects of colonialism were expressed through their testimony. Frequent objections to the reserve system, loss of fishing and hunting privileges as well objections to railway construction were woven through native testimony. First nations also beseeched the state to recognize 'Aboriginal Title' to the land. Receptivity to problems presented by witnesses was, however, mediated by an enormous gulf of power which separated native people from the Commission. This thesis examines those relations of power as they were articulated through native testimony to the Royal Commission on Indian Affairs in 1914 in the southern interior of British Columbia. Arts, Faculty of Geography, Department of Graduate Thesis First Nations University of British Columbia: cIRcle - UBC's Information Repository Indian |
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In 1912 a joint federal-provincial Royal Commission on Indian Affairs for the province of British Columbia was appointed. Intended "to settle all differences between the Governments of the Dominon and the Province respecting Indian land and Indian Affairs in the Province," the Commission travelled through British Columbia for three years interviewing thousands of native people. Its primary mandate was to settle the Indian land question. The Royal Commission also sought to measure the acculturation of native people to European society. As a representative of the state, it adjudicated issues related to railway construction and native fishing and hunting rights as well as land claims. While the Commission represented a political program for Indians,' first nation people were nevertheless persistent in advancing their own claims. Native responses to many aspects of colonialism were expressed through their testimony. Frequent objections to the reserve system, loss of fishing and hunting privileges as well objections to railway construction were woven through native testimony. First nations also beseeched the state to recognize 'Aboriginal Title' to the land. Receptivity to problems presented by witnesses was, however, mediated by an enormous gulf of power which separated native people from the Commission. This thesis examines those relations of power as they were articulated through native testimony to the Royal Commission on Indian Affairs in 1914 in the southern interior of British Columbia. Arts, Faculty of Geography, Department of Graduate |
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Reinscribing colonialism: the Royal Commission on Indian Affairs in Nlha’pamux and Stl’atl’imx Territory, 1914 |
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