Grasmere Tobacco Plains

Identifier

1.03357

Title

Grasmere Tobacco Plains

Scope and contents

Item is a photograph of a woman probably belonging to the Tobacco Plains community near Grasmere, British Columbia. The photograph is an interior snapshot of the elder sitting in a chair.

Date

February 1979

Spatial Coverage

Grasmere (B.C.)

Subject

Elders

Context

Concerns that the area and the Tobacco Plains people would be impacted by the construction of a natural gas pipeline were expressed by the Tobacco Plains Band in the late 1970s. They were concerned about the effects of the Alberta Natural Gas pipeline since the pipleline route was planned to be in close proximity to the Tobacco Plains Reserve.

Physical description

1 photograph : b&w acetate negative ; 35 mm

Related materials

Related article appeared on pages 26 to 28 of UBCIC News vol. 10, no. 1 (March 1979), entitled "Kootenays Define Territory".

Statement of Responsibility

Basil, Lillian (photographer)

Rights

Rights Holder

Copyright held by Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs

To request permission for use or copies please contact the UBCIC Library and Archives.

General notes

Title transcribed from back of contact sheet. Previously known as: Grasmere Tobacco Plains

Last Modified

August 14, 2024