Introduction
The Back Streets of Kootenay opened at Fort Steele Heritage Town in British Columbia Canada in the Summer of 2001. The exhibit examined the historic roots of prejudice and intolerance by looking at the experiences of three different groups in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. These groups were Sikh and Jewish immigrants and the Ktunaxa First Nation, original inhabitants of the Kootenay region where Fort Steele is located.
The internet allows the presentation of documents and images that users can follow at their own pace and according to their own interests. This website was created to provide access to an expanded collection of documents and images so students, teachers and researchers, as well as the general public, can get the full story of these complex issues.
This project was made possible through the support of Young
Canada Works in Heritage Institutions and the Regional
District of East Kootenay through the Columbia
Basin Trust Community Initiatives Partnership Programme.
First section:
>>The Ktunaxa Nation
documents & images
Each section provides links to relevant documents and images.
Many of the documents are also provided as reproductions in Portable Document
Format (PDF) by Adobe Systems.
To read PDF's you need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer.
You can download Acrobat Reader for free at the Adobe website: www.adobe.comClick on the image below:
Also included in the website are PDF versions of education packages designed
for Grades 5 and 10.
Please take the time to explore the site and be sure to come and see the
full Back Streets of Kootenay exhibit at Fort Steele Heritage Town.