A Decade Later: Missing Women and the Media
Eleven years ago, the issue of the missing and murdered Indigenous women was just beginning to sound an alarm in the public sphere. The public’s exposure to it was kindled by a…
When a Reporter Stops Asking Questions (Q&A)
Trevor Jang is a Vancouver-based journalist who, last year, was assigned to travel across northern British Columbia and listen to its residents: a somewhat foreign and uncomfortable…
Carving a Niche in Hagwilget Village (AUDIO)
Under a timber-frame structure overlooking Hagwilget Canyon in Hazelton, British Columbia, master carver Ron Austin works alongside fellow community members Robert Austin…
Culturally Modified Trees: When the Forest Comes Alive
Sometimes, when your vocation is to walk through the forest and look for signs of the people who lived there, you find those signs watching you…
Threatened by Fire: Why Some Residents Stay
Even in moments of helplessness, there’s power in standing by, in watching the unthinkable. This summer, multiple wildfires burning out of control in the BC Interior…
Hooqwa: My Favourite Witsuwit’en Word
If you Google “headstone pull,” there are no results. Apparently, Google hasn’t met the Witsuwit’en, for whom a headstone pull has been an essential element of life for…
Connecting Research with People and Place
It’s still fairly recent, and relatively uncommon, for researchers examining culture to do so through the eyes of those they study. However, this is changing; increasingly…
Breaking Bread and Barriers (SLIDESHOW)
Food is like a doorway into any culture. When you meet someone you would like to know better, oftentimes you invite them to your table to break bread. When you travel…
Decolonizing BC’s Roadside History
In September 2016, a sign was unveiled just up the street from my home in Kamloops. It’s the kind of familiar sign that dots Canada’s highways, meant for motorists to pull over, learn…
