10,000 B.C. earliest evidence of aboriginal civilizations in British Columbia. Archaeological evidence found at Soda Creek in the summer of 1995 was carbon dated at approximately 4,300 years ago.
1492 Columbus lands in the West Indies.
1763 Royal Proclamation by King George III recognizes aboriginal title and rights to land. To acquire land for colonization, treaties must be signed between the Crown and First Nations on a nation to nation basis.
1849 Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) given imperial grant to settle and colonize Vancouver Island.
1850-54 The Colonial Office directs James Douglas to purchase First Nations lands, first in his capacity as chief factor of the HBC, and later as Governor of the colony. He arranges 14 purchases, now known as The Douglas Treaties, mostly on southern Vancouver Island.
10,000 B.C. earliest evidence of aboriginal civilizations in British Columbia. Archaeological evidence found at Soda Creek in the summer of 1995 was carbon dated at approximately 4,300 years ago.
1492 Columbus lands in the West Indies.
1763 Royal Proclamation by King George III recognizes aboriginal title and rights to land. To acquire land for colonization, treaties must be signed between the Crown and First Nations on a nation to nation basis.
1849 Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) given imperial grant to settle and colonize Vancouver Island.
1850-54 The Colonial Office directs James Douglas to purchase First Nations lands, first in his capacity as chief factor of the HBC, and later as Governor of the colony. He arranges 14 purchases, now known as The Douglas Treaties, mostly on southern Vancouver Island.