Archives, Willard Ireland, Regina v. White and Bob, and Calder v. The Attorney General of British Columbia, 1963-1973, and the expansion of Aboriginal rights in Canada

Abstract This thesis explores the important role that archivists can and have played in the expansion of Aboriginal rights in Canada. It situates and explores the roles played by British Columbia Provincial Archivist Willard E. Ireland (1914-1979) and the Provincial Archives of British Columbia i...

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Main Author:	Lindsay, Margaret Anne
Other Authors:	Nesmith, Thomas (History)
Published:	2011
Subjects:	Aboriginal Rights Archives Willard Ernest Ireland British Columbia
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/1993/4874

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spelling	ndltd-LACETR-oai-collectionscanada.gc.ca-MWU.1993-48742014-03-29T03:43:47Z Archives, Willard Ireland, Regina v. White and Bob, and Calder v. The Attorney General of British Columbia, 1963-1973, and the expansion of Aboriginal rights in Canada Lindsay, Margaret Anne Nesmith, Thomas (History) Friesen, Jean (History) Brownlie, Robin Jarvis (History) Ladner, Kiera (Political Studies) Aboriginal Rights Archives Willard Ernest Ireland British Columbia Abstract This thesis explores the important role that archivists can and have played in the expansion of Aboriginal rights in Canada. It situates and explores the roles played by British Columbia Provincial Archivist Willard E. Ireland (1914-1979) and the Provincial Archives of British Columbia in two pivotal Aboriginal rights legal cases of the 1960s and 1970s in the larger context of the relationship between Aboriginal rights and archives from the late 1800s to today, arguing that the role of archivists and archives in the pursuit of Aboriginal rights is neither passive nor neutral, and as such, deserves greater awareness and study than it has received in the past. 2011-09-09T19:40:47Z 2011-09-09T19:40:47Z 2011-09-09 http://hdl.handle.net/1993/4874
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spellingShingle	Aboriginal Rights Archives Willard Ernest Ireland British Columbia Lindsay, Margaret Anne Archives, Willard Ireland, Regina v. White and Bob, and Calder v. The Attorney General of British Columbia, 1963-1973, and the expansion of Aboriginal rights in Canada
description	Abstract This thesis explores the important role that archivists can and have played in the expansion of Aboriginal rights in Canada. It situates and explores the roles played by British Columbia Provincial Archivist Willard E. Ireland (1914-1979) and the Provincial Archives of British Columbia in two pivotal Aboriginal rights legal cases of the 1960s and 1970s in the larger context of the relationship between Aboriginal rights and archives from the late 1800s to today, arguing that the role of archivists and archives in the pursuit of Aboriginal rights is neither passive nor neutral, and as such, deserves greater awareness and study than it has received in the past.
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title	Archives, Willard Ireland, Regina v. White and Bob, and Calder v. The Attorney General of British Columbia, 1963-1973, and the expansion of Aboriginal rights in Canada
title_short	Archives, Willard Ireland, Regina v. White and Bob, and Calder v. The Attorney General of British Columbia, 1963-1973, and the expansion of Aboriginal rights in Canada
title_full	Archives, Willard Ireland, Regina v. White and Bob, and Calder v. The Attorney General of British Columbia, 1963-1973, and the expansion of Aboriginal rights in Canada
title_fullStr	Archives, Willard Ireland, Regina v. White and Bob, and Calder v. The Attorney General of British Columbia, 1963-1973, and the expansion of Aboriginal rights in Canada
title_full_unstemmed	Archives, Willard Ireland, Regina v. White and Bob, and Calder v. The Attorney General of British Columbia, 1963-1973, and the expansion of Aboriginal rights in Canada
title_sort	archives, willard ireland, regina v. white and bob, and calder v. the attorney general of british columbia, 1963-1973, and the expansion of aboriginal rights in canada
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Archives, Willard Ireland, Regina v. White and Bob, and Calder v. The Attorney General of British Columbia, 1963-1973, and the expansion of Aboriginal rights in Canada

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