Migration + Resilience

Delving into British Columbia: An Untold History with Naveen Girn

by Meera Eragoda, Editor-in-Chief What does it mean to be a racialized immigrant in so-called BC? It usually means your history in this place isn’t told very often. The beginnings of BC have historically been painted as rough-and-tumble white explorers carving their way through the wilderness, bringing with them “civilization.” We now know, of course, this land has a rich, Indigenous history which predates settler colonialism by tens of thousands of years. Through a four part documentary series British Columbia: An Untold History, the Knowledge Network brings some of these stories to light.  The show premiered October 12 and two…

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