This section provides learning resources and materials that facilitate learning in the topic area of Chinese and Indigenous relations in Canada. The section includes texts, films, and academic research articles that highlight Chinese-Indigenous history, culture, and society. These resources are provided to help educators and learners explore new knowledge in the subject area.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> <\/p>\n <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> Chan introduces that after the First Opium War (1842), Chinese individuals started to leave China in search of economic opportunities, arriving in British Columbia, Canada, where they participated in the Fraser River Gold Rush. Chan outlines how the Colonial settlers also found British Columbia to be a favourable location in their economic pursuit thus impeding on the homeland of the First Nations. The article introduces Chinese immigrants' experiences in British Columbia by looking at the Chinese- Indigenous relationships. It is emphasized that British Colonial settlers attempted to assimilate and control Indigenous populations through discriminatory policies and reinforced exclusionary acts toward Chinese individuals as they were believed to be unassimilable. Chan looks at how despite complete exclusion, Chinese individuals in British Columbia continued to resist marginalization through exclusionary policies that targeted their economic involvement and personal pursuits.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>RESEARCH<\/strong><\/h1>\n
Finding the Ideal Nesting Place: Chinese Encounters with Indigenous and Euro-Canadian Peoples in British Columbia, 1858-1947<\/strong><\/h1><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>