The 1858 gold rush brought sweeping change, and sealed a grim future for Indigenous people.

By Tyee contributing editor Crawford Kilian who is the author of Go Do Some Great Thing: The Black Pioneers of British Columbia (Harbour Publishing).

Link to the story published March 15th, 2023:
https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2023/03/15/Year-Made-And-Broke-BC/

The 1858 gold rush brought sweeping change, and sealed a grim future for Indigenous people. By Tyee contributing editor Crawford Kilian who is the author of Go Do Some Great Thing: The Black Pioneers of British Columbia (Harbour Publishing). Link to the story published March 15th, 2023: https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2023/03/15/Year-Made-And-Broke-BC/

The Year That Made and Broke BC

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