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Dignitaries at opening of Heritage Village

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
19 November 1971
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of dignitaries at opening of Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum) on November 19, 1971. Mrs. Alice Burritt, Mrs. Centennial of Canada, 1967 (dressed in traditional indigenous clothing) greets Governor-General Roland Michener (in black suit) with a kiss on the cheek. Members of t…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Series
Copan album series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of dignitaries at opening of Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum) on November 19, 1971. Mrs. Alice Burritt, Mrs. Centennial of Canada, 1967 (dressed in traditional indigenous clothing) greets Governor-General Roland Michener (in black suit) with a kiss on the cheek. Members of the Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee and guests are standing behind.
Subjects
Events - Openings
Celebrations - Centennials
Events
Indigenous peoples - British Columbia
Indigenous peoples - Clothing
Names
Burnaby Village Museum
Michener, Daniel Roland "Roland"
Burritt, Alice
Accession Code
BV005.54.458
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
19 November 1971
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
August 11, 2020
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Album page

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV005.54.745
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV005.54.745
Description
Album page with two advertisement pages; col.; glossy; (may be from a program); page on the left includes a photograph of Chief Dan George with text reading: "The day we joined / A Confederation Celebration / Empire Stadium Vancouver, B.C. / July 20th. 1971"; page on the right reads: "Burnaby Salutes Centennial '71 / with Pioneer Village in Century Park / ... Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee"; recto. of eage page includes a printed advertisement
Object History
Album page 217 from Don Copan album/scrapbook for Burnaby Centennial '71 celebrations
Don Copan was an active member of the Burnaby Centennial ’71 Committee and later became the founding President of the Century Park Museum Association. While a member of the Burnaby Centennial ’71 Committee, Don created a scrapbook album of photographs and ephemera documenting the Burnaby Centennial ’71 Committee’s involvement in celebrating British Columbia’s Centenary of Confederation between January and December 1971 including Burnaby’s Commemorative Project – Heritage Village (Burnaby Village Museum).
Reference
Photographs from the Don Copan scrapbook/album are described as part of the Donald Copan collection - Copan Album series
Category
08. Communication Artifacts
Classification
Advertising Media
Object Term
Advertisement
Subjects
Celebrations - Centennials
Indigenous peoples - British Columbia
Names
Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee
Burnaby Village Museum
George, Chief Daniel "Dan"
Images
Documents
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Rooted : Chinese Canadian stories in Burnaby

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
2023
Call Number
971.133 ROO
7mesh-speaking peoples. Since time imme- morial, the lands that became “Burnaby” provided subsistence and shelter for Indigenous communities. The earliest waves of Chinese immigration to Canada arrived from Guangdong, China. Many men travelled in search of Gold Mountain, a term used by early Chinese
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Digital Reference Collection
Material Type
Digital Resource
ISBN
978-0-9689849-2-5
Call Number
971.133 ROO
Contributor
Fong, Denise
Lemke, Jane
Codd, Lisa
Place of Publication
Burnaby
Publisher
City of Burnaby
Publication Date
2023
Printer
Metropolitan Fine Printers
Physical Description
203 p. : ill. ; 30.5 cm
Library Subject (LOC)
Chinese Canadians--British Columbia--Burnaby--History
Race discrimination -- Canada
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Agriculture
Agriculture - Farms
Persons - Families
Rights
Rights - Human Rights
Social Issues
Social Issues - Racism
Notes
There are two versions of the book: English and Simplified Chinese (left, below) and the other in English and Traditional Chinese (right, below).
From the late 1800s to the present day, Chinese Canadians have made Burnaby into a more vibrant and livable city. Rooted: Chinese Canadian Stories in Burnaby brings together a collection of diverse stories and photographs from the community, celebrating the legacy and contributions of Burnaby’s Chinese Canadian community spanning over a century. This coffee-table book features oral histories and interviews with descendants of multigenerational family farms, green grocers, corner stores, restaurants, and places of worship. Also included are archival research and community perspectives on anti-Asian racism, community activism, courage, and resilience.
The publication has been timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the introduction of the Chinese Exclusion Act by the Government of Canada in 1923. This federal legislation followed decades of discriminatory legislation by Canada’s federal, provincial and municipal governments that targeted Chinese Canadians by limiting opportunities to live, work and raise families in Canada. The Chinese Exclusion Act banned almost all migration from China and remained in place until 1947. Publishing this book in 2023 is an effort by the City of Burnaby to recognize the impact of discriminatory legislation on Chinese Canadians in our community, including discriminatory bylaws and practices implemented by Burnaby’s early municipal government.
Edited by Denise Fong (Lead Researcher), Jane Lemke (Burnaby Village Museum Curator) and Lisa Codd (City of Burnaby Heritage Planner).
Images
Digital Books
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