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Emily Carr University: Bc150 Virtual Museum: 1858 to 2008

For Students 9th - 10th
This virtual museum features examples of applied arts from fifteen decades in British Columbia, Canada, beginning in 1858. Each decade has an example in ten different categories.
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University of British Columbia

Ubc Library: The Chung Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a fabulous collection of artifacts related to Chinese immigration to British Columbia. Although most of the artifacts are not online, there is a lengthy video interview with Dr. Wallace Chung, the collector, and detailed...
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Langley Centennial Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
This museum provides access to a database of over 4,000 historical photographs and 8,500 artifacts about Langley, BC and the Fraser River Valley.
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Kootenay an Exploration of Historic Prejudice and Intolerance

For Students 9th - 10th
A fascinating look at prejudice against immigrants and First Nations peoples in the Kootenays in Victorian days.
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An Exploration of Historic Prejudice: Italian Digital Photo Album

For Students 9th - 10th
This photo album shows the Italians as they lived in the Kootenays in Victorian days. They are seen here building the CPR, mining and going about their lives.
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A Web of Understanding: Sikhs

For Students 9th - 10th
This page is part of a 2001 display on prejudice created by the museum. Here you can read original documents and letters that highlight racial prejudice faced by Sikh immigrants in British Columbia in the Victorian era.
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A Web of Understanding: Education Packs

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Here you can download excellent educational packs on prejudice in the Kootenays in the Victorian era. They is one for Grade 5, and two for Grade 10 and they are quite large.
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A Web of Understanding: Ktunaxa Nation

For Students 9th - 10th
The Ktunaxa Nation were the first group to inhabit the Kootenay area. With the coming of Europeans, they suffered enormous prejudice, even more so that immigrants from other lands. See original documents, news articles and photographs...
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Royal British Colombia Museum (Canada)

Weaving Doukhobor History

For Students 9th - 10th
Here the life of the Doukhobour culture in British Columbia is discussed. This Russian emigre pacifist sect and their communal way of life helped shape the debate over human rights in British Columbia.
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Wikipedia: Colony of British Columbia (1866 71)

For Students 9th - 10th
In 1866, Vancouver Island and mainland British Columbia were merged. This site gives the reasons why these two areas eventually joined together.
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An Exploration of Historic Prejudice: Sikh Digital Photo Album

For Students 9th - 10th
This small collection of photos shows the Sikhs as they lived in the Kootenays in Victorian days.