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William Duncan in Metlakatla
From In the Wake of the War Canoe by William Collison. The story of Metlakatla is a quintessentially British Columbia story, which, in the middle of the 19th century, represented the farthest, deepest reaches of the British Empire. The founding of the community represented an experiment in Christian Utopianism, an experiment that failed, among […]
Dressing Up as Indians
July 12, 2012
When Princess Liz (as she then was) arrived in Vancouver, she and her significant other were welcomed to a teepee and a phalanx of (presumably) real Indians dressed up as (obviously) fake Indians. It was 1951. With revisions to the Indian Act, Canada had just made being culturally-Indian legal that year, and most Indians didn’t actually […]
Photo Archive: First Nations at Worship
February 20, 2011
They came to worship on the beach. They knelt and bent their heads and prayed in front of the Catholic icons. They were converts, every one of them, to the European’s idea of divinity. Up north, among the Tsimshian, they loved the pomp and thump and blare of brass bands, and they welcomed the Salvation […]
Muddy Waters, Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver
February 17, 2010
In the early ’80s, Muddy Waters used to come to Vancouver twice a year to play at the Commodore Ballroom. Once I became aware of these visits, I never missed a performance. I remember the first time I saw him, his piano player was Pinetop Perkins. Muddy could always get the best players in his […]
El-Jem, Tunisia — 2001 — A Roman Coliseum in the North African Desert
January 30, 2010
Something which I can now say to my friends (while raising puzzled eyebrows): "You mean there's a coliseum in Rome, too?"
Island Rainforest
January 26, 2010
Does such a scene have a date? Taken early summer, perhaps, 2001. The rest of the roll (yes, actual film, before everything was digital) contained pictures of London. Father Theo, photo, 2001.
Images of Brussels, 2001
January 14, 2010
Some images of Brussels by day and by night. Next to the cathedral pond, some awning covered eateries. Numerous city landmarks are illuminated during tourist season, adding to the pleasure of a night time walk. Brussels was the home of Hergé (1907-1983), creator of Tintin, one of the most famous characters in 20th century European […]
Grandpa Theo
With Malaika
Klick This Pic
An Informal Chronology of the Aboriginal Land Question in BC
Father Theo's Blog 
May 20, 2013
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