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Legacy of Israel Powell; KnowHistory Report

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We are All Treaty People; Keith Thor Carlson

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The Powell in Powell River; Colin Osmond

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Commemoration and Contestation; K Vantschip

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Unsettling Settler-colonialism; Snelgrove, Dhamoon & Corntassel

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Challenging Racist "British Columbia":150 Years and Counting

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Reclaiming Indigenous Place-names; Yellowhead Institute

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The Case for Changing Powell River’s Name

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Joint Working Group's 11 Recommendations

Further General Reading & Resources

* These recommendations are a small selection blending local and comparative works, from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, that speak to some of the broader themes associated with place-names and Indigenous Rights; they do not necessarily reflect the views of The Name Matters or the Tla'amin Nation – they are provided by our team as a tool to support our collective learning journey.

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Books:

Written as I Remember It; Elsie Paul with Paige Raibmon and Harmony Johnson
Wisdom Sits in Places: Landscape and Language Among the Western Apache; Keith H. Basso
Sacred Ecology; Fikret Berkes
House of Difference: Cultural Politics and National Identity in Canada; Eva Mackey
Silencing the Past: Power and the Production of History; Michel-Rolph Trouillot
Braiding Legal Orders: Implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples; Ed. John Borrows, Larry Chartrand, Oonagh E. Fitzgerald, and Risa Schwartz
On Being Here to Stay: Treaties and Aboriginal Rights in Canada; Michael Asch
Resurgence and Reconciliation: Indigenous-Settler Relations and Earth Teachings; Ed. Michael Asch, John Borrows, and James Tully
Canada at a Crossroads: Boundaries, Bridges, and Laissez-Faire Racism in Indigenous-Settler Relations; Jeffrey Denis
Words Have A Past: The English Language, Colonialism, and the Newspapers of Indian Boarding Schools; Jane Griffith
These Mysterious People: Shaping History and Archaeology in a Northwest Coast Community; Susan Roy
Talking Back to the Indian Act: Critical Readings in Settler-Colonial Histories; Mary-Ellen Kelm & Keith D. Smith
Making Native Space: Colonialism, Resistance, and Reserves in British Columbia; Cole Harris
Maritime Heritage in Crisis: Indigenous Landscapes and Global Ecological Breakdown; Richard M. Hutchings

*Check your local Library and Bookstores for these titles!