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Dear Friends, <\/p>\n

We are students at the University of Victoria located on the unceded and unsurrendered territories of the Lekwungen, WS’ANEC’ and Wyomilth peoples. We acknowledge that our studies are conducted as visitors on this territory and would like to express our gratitude for the opportunity to do this work. This website is a product of a digital history class: A City Goes to War<\/a>.<\/span><\/em> <\/p>\n

It is our belief that the narrative regarding the experience of Vancouver Island Indigenous peoples during World War One has not been given enough attention. Inspired by the scarcity of information on this topic, we felt it was important to tell the story of why a large number of Indigenous peoples from Vancouver Island did not enlist, and honour those who did serve, and ultimately for some, lost their lives and rights during the First Wold War.<\/p>\n

We have reached out to members from Indigenous communities across Vancouver Island and are encouraged by the support we have received in our quest to maintain an authentic re-telling of this history.  <\/p>\n

We welcome any historical contribution regarding any aspect of Indigenous peoples in WWI or the biography of an Indigenous relative or person who fought in WWI.  Please feel free to email us at  ww1indig@gmail.com<\/a> as we would be grateful to add it to this collection.<\/p>\n

Sincerely,<\/p>\n

Heather, Jasmine, Jordan & Veronica.<\/p>\n

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Dear Friends,  We are students at the University…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4389,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"

As students at the University of Victoria in a digital history class, we were tasked with creating a research website pertaining to an aspect of Victoria during World War I. We believe that the narrative of Indigenous soldiers during the Great War is one that has not been given enough attention and therefore chose this topic for our project. Our attempt to tell this narrative has certainly had its difficulties, mostly due to a lack of information available to us. However, we have done our best to tell the story of and honour the Indigenous soldiers that risked, and ultimately for some, lost their lives. \u00a0We recognize that there are cultural differences between our subjects and us that must be respected, however we believe it\u2019s important that the story is told and take pride in using our privilege and time attempting to do so. As previously stated, there is not much easily accessible information on the topic, particularly a lack of primary sources. As a result, we are asking that if anyone has information for us, regarding any aspect of Indigenous peoples in WW1 or the biography of an indigenous relative or someone you know who fought in WW1, please feel free to contact us as we would love to add it to this collection.<\/p>

Sincerely,<\/p>

Heather, Jasmine, Jordan & Veronica.<\/p>

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