This story is a fragment of the broader #history of a substantial #AsianCanadian population in #qathet, as evidenced by the 1921 & 1931 #Census data. Companies like #PacificLimeCompany on #TexadaIsland & various lumber camps from #Stillwater to #Lund employed #Asian #Canadian labourers, often paying #Chinese men half the wages of their white counterparts.
#Segregated bunkhouses & employment of #ChineseServants by white households were common.
A B.C. First Nation’s 3-year effort to change a city’s name
Powell River’s name currently reflect a man whose main goal was to assimilate Indigenous people
Lauren Collins
In the qathet SD on BCs N Sunshine Coast, a group of #Indigenous high school students attend a special land-based learning program, many of required subjects covered, while also learning traditional skills like hunting, fishing, and preparing community meals. Kathryn Marlow headed out on the water with the GIJE (Land) Program.
This is Vancouver Island: Learning while out on the land
Episode page: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia
