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I am Tahltan/ Nisga'a
I am looking for the history of my culture
I am learning to speak my language
I am listening to my elders, friends and family
I am remembering what it's like to dance at a feast
I used to not know about my culture
I am…
Exhibition: I Am Here
Our ancestors likely broke into conflict just as often as we do today. There is no definitive way to know how they dealt with this, but we can hypothesize as to how they would deal with it by analyzing artifacts from hundreds of years ago. Many…
Exhibition: I Am Here
Abby is a third-year journalism student at Kwantlen Polytechnic University. In high school, Abby delivered newspapers everyday before school and knew from an early age that journalism was the right path for her.
She grew up in St. Catharines ,…
Exhibition: Climate Hope
On March 14, 2020, at the outset of a global pandemic, Canadian artist Adad Hannah took to the streets of Vancouver to record this pivotal moment in time. Over the span of a year, he created 237 video portraits of everyday people that capture our…
Exhibition: COVID-19
A picture from the BC Archives showing a behind the scenes look of the exhibit construction process of the much-loved Old Town. The now closed Becoming BC exhibition was completed and opened to the public in 1972 and featured a number of then state-…
Exhibition: RBCM through the Ages
A group of kids, sometime in the 1970s judging from the outfits, check out the handling collection at the BC Provincial Museum. While most of the museum's collection items are best viewed with your eyes and not your hands, some pieces are designed…
Exhibition: RBCM through the Ages
Henry Hunt (October 16, 1923–March 13, 1985) was a First Nations (Kwakwaka'wakw) woodcarver and artist from British Columbia. Hunt trained under and succeeded famed totem carver Mungo Martin as Master Carver for Thunderbird Park at the Royal BC…
Exhibition: RBCM through the Ages
I am Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw
I am looking for my happiness,
(I was seven)
to come back again
I am learning to speak my language
I am listening to the rain fall and drip down my window,
in the mornings
I am remembering the times when my dad took me to…
Exhibition: I Am Here
Hannah is a student at the University of Victoria, double majoring in French and writing. She plans on becoming a French immersion educator. “I love to read in my free time. I like to go for walks, basically any kind of grandma activities,” Hannah…
Exhibition: Climate Hope