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Louis Riel helped to lead two resistance movements against the Canadian government; the Red River Rebellion and the North-West Rebellion. This guide has information on him and the rebellions.

This section will help you find material in Vancouver Public Library on the Fur Trade in Canada.

The Vancouver Public Library has many resources for researching Indigenous peoples' history in British Columbia and Canada.

This guide will help you learn about BC history in the 2000s.

This guide will help you learn about BC history in the 1900s.

There were two major gold rushes in British Columbia - one occurring around 1858 on the Fraser River and the other in 1862 in the Cariboo district.

This guide will help you learn about BC history in the 1800s

Ships are one of the oldest and most important means of transportation. Every day, thousands of ships cross the oceans, sail along seacoasts, and travel on inland waterways. Trade and the economic health of the world's countries depend heavily on the shipping industry.

In addition to the select resources listed here, Level 4 of the Central Library houses the Ships File, a historic, card citation index of ship names.

This guide will help you learn about BC history in the 1700s

This page will help you find information in the Vancouver Public Library on the internment of Japanese Canadians during the Second World War, as well the struggle to obtain redress for this human rights violation.