The item consists of an audio disc (sound disc) of songs sung by Mary Moon (Frank), recorded by Mildred Valley Thornton in 1953.
Disc summary: taken from accession file.
Side 1:

1. Introduction by Mildred Valley Thornton; Mrs. Mary Puntledge's [sic] marriage song for her daughter [Maggie], Mrs. Johnny Dick.
2. This is a lullaby song made for Mrs. Johnny Dick by her father.
3. This is the Hao-Hao[?] song sang for Mr. Andy Frank's mask.
4. Cradle song.
5. "Tiamond [?] Indian love song.
   Side 2:
6. Sung by a Haida man condemned to death; he asked to sing this song before he was hung at Nanaimo.
7. Song made for Mrs. Frank about her uncle at Fort Rupert.
8. "Mother's father's song -- only highest chief at Gilford Island can sing this song.
9. "Another of her mother's father's songs.
10. "Billy Frank's love song.
11. Qualicum Annie's [Hamatsa?] song.

The series consists of records, predominantly from the 1990s and 2000s, created by the Assistant Deputy Minister (ADM) Treaty Negotiations. The records in this series reflect the ADM’s role in providing executive leadership to the Treaty Negotiations' Office prior to and during the 2000s; from 2001-2005, the Treaty Negotiations Office resided with the Ministry of Attorney General and was renamed the Ministry of Attorney General Treaty Negotiations Office. In 2005 the Treaty Negotiations office became part of the Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation (2005-2017). Records in this series document the government’s evolving relationship with Indigenous groups. Some of these records capture the province’s negotiations with Indigenous groups to achieve reconciliation and legal certainty over the ownership and use of Crown land and resources in the province. The records also focus on some of the Treaty Negotiations Office core business areas such as intergovernmental agreements and negotiation preparation, individual First Nations negotiations, and final agreement implementation. Some of the indigenous groups referenced in this series include the Nisga’a, Shíshálh, the Métis, Dene, Snuneymuxw, and the Squamish.

Many of the records document the different types of agreements between Indigenous groups and the provincial government; for example, interim measures, agreements in principle, resource management agreements/ plans, treaty related measures, land and cash offers, and self-government agreements. Some records document the activities of the regional negotiating teams. The records also include information on the Nisga’a final agreement; the first agreement in BC to provide constitutional certainty of an Indigenous peoples’ right to self-government. Ratified in 1999, this agreement came into effect in 2000. The series also includes records reflecting the BC Treaty Commission (BCTC) six stage approach to negotiating treaties with Indigenous groups: Stage 1 – Statement of Intent; Stage 2 – Preparation for Negotiations; Stage 3 – Negotiation of a Framework Agreement; Stage 4 – Negotiation of an Agreement in Principle (AIP); Stage 5 – Negotiation to Finalize a Treaty; and Stage 6 – Implementation of a Treaty. The province’s controversial BC treaty referendum in 2002 is also captured in this series. Some administrative records are interspersed among files in this series.

The records are arranged by topic. They include correspondence, presentations, copies of briefing notes, transition binders, manuals, reports, estimates and other financial records, drafts, meeting materials, agreements, business continuity plans, and other records. These records are classified under the Executive Records schedule (102906). They also include some ORCS (Operational Classification System) codes from the approved/draft Aboriginal Affairs ORCS (schedule 880711), 1992, and ARCS (Administrative Records Classification System) codes.

This series consists of subject files, correspondence, and other records from the Office of the Attorney General from 1945-2001. The records document all aspects of the Attorney General's role, including advice to Cabinet, political oversight of the ministry, and involvement in inter-ministerial and inter-governmental initiatives. Files relate to all branches and functions of the Ministry of Attorney General and many include an overview of the work conducted by various branches of the ministry.

The majority of records are subject or correspondence files documenting the Attorney General’s liaisons with government ministries and other government bodies. The subjects included in these records are extremely diverse. A few prominent subjects include: liquor control, Doukhobors, policing, allegations of corruption and abuse of authority by government officials, Indigenous communities, horse racing, banking, treaties, development projects, and federal-provincial relations. Included is inward and outward correspondence with Members of the Legislative Assembly, Ministers, members of the public, and representatives of various organizations or companies, alongside related reference material. Within more recent records, outgoing correspondence may be filed separately as "flimsies" (copies of outgoing correspondence often on thin, coloured paper). Many records are copies requiring review or approval by the Attorney General, such as requests for legislation and orders in council (OICs), with related background information.

Other types of records vary over the years and may include: Police Board records and complaints; settlement offers with First Nations; commission records; Human Rights Tribunal records; annual reports; legal opinions; press releases; newspaper clippings; statistics; budgets; audits; Freedom of Information requests; Treasury Board submissions; court records; files related to sessions of parliament; daily journals or agendas (for 1945-1951 only); and briefs submitted to Cabinet from interested third parties. Records also include interfiled Attorney General and Solicitor General correspondence, beginning with the establishment of the BC Ministry of Solicitor General on 6 July 1988.

Names and dates of Attorney Generals (and Solicitor Generals) covering these records are:
-Robert Bonner (Aug 1952-May 1968)
-Leslie Peterson (May 1968-Sep 1972)
-Alexander MacDonald (Sep 1972-Dec 1975)
-Garde B. Gardom (Dec 1975-Nov 1979)
-Allan Williams (Nov 1979-May 1983)
-Brian Smith (May 1983-Jun 1988)
-Angus Creelman Ree, Solicitor General (Jul 1988-Nov 1989)
-Bud Smith (Aug 1988-Jul 1990)
-Russell Fraser (Jul 1990-Nov 1991)
-Colin Gabelmann (Nov 1991-Aug 1995)
-Ujjal Dosanjh (Aug 1995-Feb 2000)
-Andrew Petter (Feb 2000-Nov 2000)
-Graeme Bowbrick (Nov 2000-Jun 2001)

These records are covered under Executive Records schedule 102906. Accession 86-0270 is covered under one-time schedule 860140. Accession 88-0290 is covered under one-time schedule 870873. Accession 87-0729 is covered under one-time schedule 870224.

Series includes records of the office of the Indian Superintendent of British Columbia, Victoria. Requisition receipt books of orders to local merchants for food and medical supplies for sick and destitute Indians. Vol. 1 (1897-1901). Vol. 2 (1902-1905).

Referred to as the Wilson Duff Papers, these records are microfilm copies of primarily the original research and field notes of Wilson Duff who was curator of Anthropology at the British Columbia Provincial Museum from 1950 to 1965 and deal with the ethnology of aboriginal peoples in British Columbia. Some field notes of other museum anthropologists are also included. The original papers consist of approximately 1.5 meters of textual records. The majority of them were microfilmed in order to make the contents available to clients of the then British Columbia Archives and Records Service. The Royal British Columbia Museum retained the original papers including some maps, typescripts and oversize material that were not microfilmed.

Wilson Duff received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of British Columbia (UBC) and a Masters Degree in anthropology from the University of Washington (Seattle) in 1951. From 1950 to 1965 he served as Curator of Anthropology for the British Columbia Provincial Museum (now the Royal British Columbia Museum). He also directed the British Columbia Government Anthropology Program from 1960 to 1965. From 1965 until his death in 1976 he was a Professor of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia. During his term as Curator of Anthropology with the Museum, Wilson Duff conducted the research work documented in these papers. The papers are a diverse collection of material, consisting of field notes, maps, official and unofficial records, and copies of published and unpublished works. Records of later museum anthropologists also form a part of this collection. The Wilson Duff Papers document many aspects of Indigenous history and culture, and include important linguistic information. They also document the activities of Wilson Duff and other staff of the Provincial Museum.

CALL NUMBER: T3800:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Robert Akerman : Indians and family PERIOD COVERED: 1800-[no date] RECORDED: Ganges (B.C.), 1977 SUMMARY: Robert Akerman was born on January 7, 1912 at Fulford Harbour, Saltspring Island. He is the nephew of Mrs. Mary (Gyves) Brenton. His parents are Ellen and George Akerman. Background of Gyves and Akerman families. Stories told by his grandmother, the daughter of an Indian chief of the Cowichan tribe.

CALL NUMBER: T3800:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Robert Akerman : sports on Saltspring Island RECORDED: Ganges (B.C.), 1977 SUMMARY: Robert Akerman discusses Fulford Hall, boxing and soccer.

The item is a copy of a thesis on microfilm, by Joy Florence Bell. It is called "Rock art of the Coast Salish Territory: an analysis of style, form and function". 238 p: figs., illus., maps, tables. Thesis (Ph.D.), University of Washington, 1982. Vita. Bibliography: p 231-238. University Microfilms, 1985.

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Rose Charlie : the Indian Homemakers' Association RECORDED: Harrison Mills (B.C.), 1973-04-10 SUMMARY: Rose Charlie was born ca.1931 and discusses Chehalis Reserve (Salish); early childhood on the reserve; life in the U.S.A.; return to the reserve; marriage; involvement with women's group for improving the conditions of the reserve. Joining the Indian Homemakers' Association. History of the Homemakers' Association.

Causes of death: Found dead in Victoria Harbour; willful murder by person(s) unknown; willful murder; and found drowned

The series is a microfilm copy of a ship's journal maintained by Lieutenant George Palmer, RN, while serving aboard HMS Amphitrite, 1855; HMS Monarch, 1855-1858; and HMS Edinburgh, 1858-1861. The Monarch entries describe Palmer's visit to Esquimalt, 1856 and his involvement in the Trincomalee expedition against the Cowichan People. The journal also includes a section describing Palmer's crossing of the Andes and visit to the Jan Fernancez Islands, 1858. In addition to a photograph of Palmer, there is a typescript of a letter he sent to his parents, 1854, describing a Crimean War battle in which he was involved. There is also an annotated manuscript map of the battle area (Petropavlovski).

The series consists of one file of original material and copies of material from other sources related to the Songhees Indian Day School.

The school was opened in 1891 on Songhees land near Victoria. The first Sister to teach there started in 1895 and the Sisters remained at the school until 1911 when the Songhees people were removed from the land adjacent to Victoria Harbour. Included in the series is a letter from the Indian Superintendent to Sister Mary Berchmans, an excerpt from an article written by Sister Mary Theodore, a brief timeline of the school, a photograph, and a list of students for the 1894 to 1895 school year.