Meeting with BCWF

Identifier

1.03123

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 the head table where two men wearing a suit and tie are seated, they both are looking down. On the table are an audio cassette recorded with a microphone set in a table stand attached to it, loose paper, water glasses, a metal carafe and a small [tin ashtray]. On the left side on the table stands a man resting his foot on the platform for the chairs at the table and is holding his finger tips together. He has short hair and horn rimmed glasses, and is wearing a snap closure windbreaker with a patch on the breast of the jacket. In the foreground are two seated people with their backs to the camera. In the background the windows on the brick wall have its curtains fully drawn.

Date

January 19, 1979

Spatial Coverage

Vancouver (B.C.)

Subject

Congresses and conventions

Wildlife conservation

Fishing rights--British Columbia

Names

B.C. Wildlife Federation (BCWF)

Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs

United Native Nations

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?".

Statement of Responsibility

Basil, Steven (photographer)

Rights

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