Bibliographies and resources created by Library and Archives staff on various topics.

INDIAN WORLD is the official voice of the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs. It is dedicated to building a strong foundation for Indian Government by providing an awareness of the political and social issues affecting the Indians of British Columbia.

"The Russell Tribunal is an international forum for presentation or evidence to reveal breaches by national governments of the rights which Indigenous people are entitled under international law. The Russell Tribunal held this year in Rotterdam, Netherlands, was the fourth in its history. There was a panel of twelve jurists who came from different countries to hear evidence from both Indian and expert witnesses for Indigenous peoples from North, Central and South America.Our main goal in making a presentation before the Russell Tribunal was to focus world attention on our fight in Canada to have our rights protected in any new structuring of the Canadian constitution.As Indian Nations we have a right to self-determination and sovereignty as recognized under International law.In our presentation before the Russell Tribunal, the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs' legal brief dealt with the legal and political rights of the Indian nations. This is a different approach from going before an international body to seek declarations in the Human Rights area. If we reach a Human Rights decision then we are submitting ourselves to the country which says it controls us. We have distinct legal and political rights which can be pursued Internationally, without first submitting ourselves to the Canadian law" (Constitution Bulletin 1980)

The Union of BC Indian Chiefs holds periodic meetings for its Chiefs Council to confer, receive updates, and pass resolutions. Resolutions are the essential mechanism by which UBCIC Chiefs Council provides specific mandates and direction to the Union of BC Indian Chiefs’ Executive and staff.

The UBCIC communications department has released a number of information bulletins, designed to postered with information on rights and title issues.

The UBCIC NEWS is the official voice of the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs. It is dedicated to building a strong foundation for Indian Government by providing an awareness of the political and social issues affecting the Indians of British Columbia. Signed articles and opinions are the views of the individuals concerned and not necessarily those of the UBCIC .

File consists of the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs published newsletter entitled Unity. Issues of Unity are arranged by year of publication.

File consists of the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs published newsletter entitled Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs Newsletter. Issues of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs Newsletter are arranged by year of publication

File consists of the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs published newsletter entitled Nesika: the Voice of B.C. Indians. In 1975, the UBCIC and the BC Association of Non-Status Indians (BCANSI), which later changed its name to the United Native Nations (UNN) in 1977, produced three joint Nesika publications. This partnership arose following the rejection of government funding at the 1975 Seventh Annual General Assembly of the UBCIC. Since the rejection of government funding heralded the beginning of a movement that was to be financially supported by Aboriginal people, the two organizations partnered to produce the Nesika newsletter together. Although the newsletter was a joint publication, the UBCIC financially contributed to the majority of expenses. The philosophy of the co-published Nesika was to provide content that included only the shared concerns of the two organizations: land claims and Aboriginal rights, independence and self-reliance. Following the third joint issue, however, the partnership to jointly produce Nesika was dissolved because of the differing views of the two organizations. After seeing the September 1975 issue, the UBCIC Chiefs Council voted to fire the editor and withhold the issue from subscribers. As of October 1975, the BCANSI continued to produce its own newsletter by the same name but the UBCIC was no longer involved. Issues of Nesika are arranged by year of publication

Lesson materials to provide teachers and students the information needed to critically examine historical political and social developments by investigating the on-line sources.

File consists of Special Reports published by the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs on particular issues such as the West Coast Oil Ports Inquiry, fishing rights, and uranium mining. The Special Reports are arranged by year of publication

The Union of BC Indian Chiefs produced and continues to produce posters to be distributed as a means of disseminating information about events or issues. Most of the posters were created to raise awareness of Aboriginal issues such as Indian government, self-determination, and title and rights. Unlike the large format bulletins published serially by the UBCIC, the posters were issued as individual items not necessarily related to each other in format or content. Currently, the posters are for sale to help generate revenue for the UBCIC Resource Centre. Several of the posters contain original artwork. One of the posters (Making Indians ordinary Canadians, 1991) contains original artwork done by Saul Terry who was the president of the UBCIC from 1983 to 1998. Other identified artists include B. Dick (You either are . . . or you ain’t), Willis Peters (“In tribute to our founders” - celebrating 25 years of Indian leadership [25th Annual General Assembly], 1993) and Wilson ([Untitled – Artist: Wilson], 1985). The sub-series is part of the Communications Department series. The relationship of the sub-series to the rest of the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs fonds is shown below: Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs fonds ↓ Communications department series ↓ Posters sub-series The sub-series has been arranged chronologically by decade into four files.