Demonstration at BC Hydro
- Identifier
- 1.03223
- Title
- Demonstration at BC Hydro
- Scope and contents
- Item is a photograph of a Demonstration at BC Hydro against the proposed coal-fired power plant in Hat Creek. Photograph is an interior snapshot of one side of a board room; people are seated around a partially visible board table. George Manuel on the central right side; he has short wavy hair and horn rimmed glasses and is wearing a Cowichan type sweater. He is looking to the right down the table while holding a piece of paper in one hand and a pencil or pen in the other. On the table are loose papers, paper folders and paper accordion folders. People stand, lining the wall; most of the people, seated and standing, are wearing winter jackets or coats. On the panels on the right side wall are indiscernible pictures on the postings.
- Date
- February 1979
- Spatial Coverage
- Vancouver (B.C.)
- Subject
- Demonstrations
- Names
- Manuel, George
- Context
- B.C. Hydro proposed the development of a coal-powered power plant in Hat Creek, B.C., known as the "Hat Creek Project". The proposed site was close to Bonaparte Reserve, Cornwall, Pavilion, Deadman’s Creek, Fountain and Bridge River Reserves. Concerns arose regarding the environmental impacts and the imposition of inherent Aboriginal water rights.
- Hat Creek Project
- Physical description
- 1 photograph : col. polyester negative ; 35 mm
- Statement of Responsibility
- Harry, Irvine (photographer)
- Rights
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- 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 label on page protector containing contact sheet
- Date is between Feb. 7 and 8, 1979.
- Last Modified
- September 16, 2024
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