Meeting with BCWF
- Identifier
- 1.03119
- Title
- Meeting with BCWF
- Scope and contents
- Item is a photograph of a British Columbia Wildlife Federation (BCWF) meeting held at Marco Hall. Photograph is an interior snapshot of people seated in rows of chairs. A man in the second row stands to address the men at the head table whose back is to the camera. He has short hair and beard and moustache. He is wearing a geometric patterned button down shirt beneath an unzipped light coloured sweater. He is holding a piece of paper in one hand; the other is in his pant pocket. The back light coloured wall has its full length curtains fully drawn.
- Date
- January 19, 1979
- Spatial Coverage
- Vancouver (B.C.)
- Names
- B.C. Wildlife Federation (BCWF)
- Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs
- United Native Nations
- Skwxwu7mesh Uxwmixw (Squamish) Nation
- xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam)
- Context
- The B.C. Wildlife Federation held a meeting on January 19th, 1979 to discuss the depletion of salmon. Hugh Anderson, Parliamentary Secretary to Hugh Faulkner, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, spoke at the event in support of the Aboriginal Right to food fishing. Discussions were held regarding the depletion of salmon stocks through the commercial fishing industry and industrial pollution. UBCIC, the Musqueam Indian Band, the Squamish Nation, and the United Native Nations were in attendance.
- B.C. Wildlife Federation (BCWF) and Union of BC Indian Chiefs Joint Committee Meetings
- Physical description
- 1 photograph : b&w acetate negative ; 35 mm
- Related materials
- Related article appeared on page 19 of UBCIC News vol. 2, no. 8 (December 1979), entitled "Fish depletion: Who's to blame?".
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UBCIC News – [volume 2], number 8 [December 1979 – January 1980]
- Statement of Responsibility
- Basil, Steven (photographer)
- Rights
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- Rights Holder
- Copyright held by Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs
- To request permission for use or copies please contact the UBCIC Library and Archives.
- General notes
- Title based on contents of the image
- Last Modified
- August 7, 2024
Part of Meeting with BCWF