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Title: Indigenous Rights and Wilderness Preservation in Sarawak and B.C.
Description: Come to the INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY FORUM/ INDIGENOUS RIGHTS and WILDERNESS B.C./ December 8, 1989 7 pm Robson Square Media Centre/ ADMISSION: Adults OAP, Students, Under-Employed/ Guest Speakers: A Native Spokesperson for the GITKSAN and WET'SUWET'EN PEOPLES DAVID CADMAN president of the United Nations Association in Canada KEN LAY director
Show moreCome to the INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY FORUM/ INDIGENOUS RIGHTS and WILDERNESS B.C./ December 8, 1989 7 pm Robson Square Media Centre/ ADMISSION: Adults OAP, Students, Under-Employed/ Guest Speakers: A Native Spokesperson for the GITKSAN and WET'SUWET'EN PEOPLES DAVID CADMAN president of the United Nations Association in Canada KEN LAY director of Western Canada Wilderness Committee, recently returned from visiting the Penan people in the ancient rainforest of Sarawak, Malaysia/ Slides and Video Presentations Special Musical Performance by Holly Arntzen/ "It is important that we stand on the ground that was given to us many years ago," said Chief Xsimwits'in Lester Moore. In March of 1988 the Gitksans set up their first roadblock on logging roads near their home of Kispiox, British Columbia. A year ago on International Human Rights' Day, December 10, 1988, 21 Penans were arrested for blockading timber roads at Long Late, 'Apoh, Baram in Sarawak, Malaysia. Just before the blockades went up again in September of this year, 80 native representatives signed a joint statement. "We ask for help from people all over the world. We are people with a proud culture and a way of life that is built in our forest and land. Don't take our forest and culture and our dignity away."/ This forum is co-sponsored by the United Nations Association in Canada, Vancouver Branch and Western Canada Wilderness Committee's WILD project to celebrate International Human Rights' Day, December 10, 1989./ For more information and ticket reservations call: UNA 733-3912 or WCWC 669-9453
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Date: 1989-12-08
Collection: Perry Giguere 'Perry the Poster Man' collection

Title: Squaw, with Papoose on Travoy
Description: Indian woman leading white pony with papoose behind
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Collection: Philip Francis Postcard Collection

Title: Souvenir
Date: 1907-06-19
Collection: Philip Francis Postcard Collection

Title: [Media literacy study topic suggestions]
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Collection: IMAGeNation

Title: [German Indians]
Date: 1999-09-14
Collection: IMAGeNation

Title: [Phenomenon "Indianerfilm"]
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Collection: IMAGeNation

Title: Alexander McKenzie
Description: Image depicting a white man (Alexander McKenzie) writing on a rock face in front of other explorers and a group of indigenous people.
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Collection: Philip Francis Postcard Collection

Title: Modern Fort Victoria
Description: Image depicting men moving and sawing logs for the construction of Fort Victoria.
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Collection: Philip Francis Postcard Collection

Title: Simon Fraser
Description: Image depicting Simon Fraser and three other men climbing along the side of a cliff.
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Collection: Philip Francis Postcard Collection

Title: The War Canoe
Description: Image depicting men paddling a large canoe through river rapids.
Date: , 1906
Collection: Philip Francis Postcard Collection

Title: Fur Canoe
Description: Image depicting indigenous people paddling a canoe on the water towards a possible trading post.
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Collection: Philip Francis Postcard Collection

Title: Travois and Squaws
Description: Image depicting indigenous women transporting supplies, one is on a horse.
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Collection: Philip Francis Postcard Collection

Title: Warriors
Description: Image depicting indigenous men on horses with rifles and spears.
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Collection: Philip Francis Postcard Collection

Title: Fighting the Thunderbird
Description: Image depicting three indigenous men armed with bows, arrows and spears.
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Collection: Philip Francis Postcard Collection

Title: Indian Pony Race
Description: Image depicting indigenous men racing on horseback.
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Collection: Philip Francis Postcard Collection

Title: Indians in a Snow Storm
Description: Image depicting men riding horses in blowing snow.
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Collection: Philip Francis Postcard Collection

Title: Making a Brave
Description: Image depicting indigenous people and a horse taking part in a ritual or ceremony.
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Collection: Philip Francis Postcard Collection

Title: Smoke Signalling
Description: Image depicting indigenous people on a cliff overlooking a river making smoke signals.
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Collection: Philip Francis Postcard Collection

Title: Indian Arrest by Mounted Police Canadian West
Description: Image depicting Northwest Mounted Police on horses holding guns up to a group of Indigenous men.
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Collection: Philip Francis Postcard Collection

Title: Sun-Dance
Description: Image depicting indigenous ceremony.
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Collection: Philip Francis Postcard Collection

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