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1966 Commemorative silver canoe

Item is a gilt silver replica canoe on a wooden base with a dedicatory placard. Items measures c. 41 cm long total. The canoe was made by Benjamin Smith in 1830. It was presented to the Province of British Columbia by Lord Amory, Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company, at the inaugural dinner celebrating the 1966 British Columbia Centennial on March 11, 1966. It was received by Premier W.A.C. Bennett.

The placard reads:
"Presented by the Governor and Committee of the Hudson's Bay Company to commemorate the centenary of the Union of Vancouver Island with British Columbia 1966"

1997 North American Indigenous Games fonds

  • PR-2212
  • Fonds
  • 1994-1998

The fonds consists of the records generated by the 1997 North American Indigenous Games in the course of managing the sport and cultural events that took place in Victoria, BC in August 1997. The fonds includes two series: the management files of Alex Nelson, Executive Director and Rick Brant, General Manager and marketing files. The management files are arranged by subject and include correspondence with the Aboriginal Sports and Recreation Association of BC (ASRA) and other records relating to the management, administration and financial aspects of the games. The management files also include policy and procedure files, briefing materials, reports and minutes from meetings. The marketing files are arranged alphabetically by subject and consist of general files regarding all aspects of marketing the sport and culture events of the games. The marketing files also include a poster, examples of bronze, silver and gold medals and three videocassettes.

North American Indigenous Games (1997 : Victoria, B.C.)

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