Readers may be interested in a Call for Papers issued recently by the Songhees Nation and UVic Faculty of Law, for the forthcoming conference, First Nations, Land, and James Douglas: Indigenous and Treaty Rights in the Colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia, 1849–1864.
The organizers welcome individual and panel proposals “from researchers, legal professionals, and community members, on topics including, but not limited to, the following:
1) Relations between First Nations and James Douglas
2) Indigenous and Colonial Concepts of Land, Law and Territory
3) Hunting and Fishing Rights
4) The End of Treaty-Making
5) The Roles of the HBC and the Colonial Office
6) The History of Douglas Era Reserves
7) Current relevance of these historical events.”
The deadline for proposals is June 21, 2016.