Discover how First Nation’s worldviews and ways of life met European perspectives as we cover early encounters, colonization, and the arrival of diseases. This course also addresses treaties, land issues, and colonial expansion, providing context for the creation of reserves and the ongoing treaty process and legal proceedings in the lands now called British Columbia.
Early Encounters & Diseases
The Royal Proclamation
1 of 4
Early Encounters
2 of 4
European Diseases and Their Impact
3 of 4
1862 Smallpox Outbreak at Fort Victoria
4 of 4
Worldviews
First Nations Worldviews
1 of 6
Creation Stories
2 of 6
The Dog Children
3 of 6
A Flood Story
4 of 6
European Christian Creation Story
5 of 6
Noah and the Flood
6 of 6
Treaties & Land Issues
Doctrine of Discovery
1 of 9
Understanding Treaties from a First Nations Perspective
2 of 9
Colonial Expansion and the Numbered Treaties
3 of 9
Douglas Treaties – Isn’t Most of B.C. Unceded?
4 of 9
Anticipatory Indian Reserves and Their Reduction in British Columbia
5 of 9
McKenna McBride Commission
6 of 9
Land Theft
7 of 9
BC’s Modern Treaty Process
8 of 9
Where are our Member Nations at in this process?
9 of 9
Learning Reflections
Learning Reflection
1 of 1