Margaret V. Ray fonds

Series 3: Records related to First Nations in Canada

Series Number

3

Name of Creator

Ray, Margaret V.

Dates of Material

1923-1946

Title

Records related to First Nations in Canada

Extent

12 cm of textual records
3 photographs

Scope and Content

Series consists of reports, photographs, drawings, and other material regarding First Nations people, primarily the Okanagan. Records relate to education and residential schools, culture and arts and crafts.

Note(s)

Finding Aids

Photographs are described in the photograph database: http://archival-photos.vicu.utoronto.ca/

Associated Materials

- Library and Archives Canada has many resources available to assist with research into the history of residential schools in Canada.
- The United Church of Canada Archives also has a website and portal dedicated to the records of the residential school system: https://www.unitedchurcharchives.ca/
- The Oliver and District Heritage Society holds the records of Isabel Christie McNaughton: https://www.memorybc.ca/oliver-and-district-heritage-society

Box/File List

Identifier Title Date
1987.022V 1-2 Records relating to First Nations in Canada [primarily Okanagan]
1923-1946
1987.022V 1-3 Records relating to First Nations in Canada [primarily Okanagan]
1942-1945
1987.022V 1-4 Okanagan Society for the Revival of Indian Arts and Crafts
1942-1946
1987.022V 1-5 A thesis on the education of the Indian in Canada
n.d.
1990.118V 1-7 Correspondence with Indian Arts & Crafts organizations in B.C.
1945
1990.118V 1-8 Stories by Okanagan Indians by Isabel Christie McNaughton
n.d.
1990.118V 1-9 Drawings of the Nativity by Okanagan children
[194?]
1990.118V 1-10 Copies of pictographs in the Okanagan districts
[194?]
1990.118V 1-11 Pictograph designs from Okanagan district
[194?]