BC Municipalities Opposition to “Orientals” Owning Land

BC Municipalities Opposition to “Orientals” Owning Land

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Title Proper F0 GR0496 BOX 26 FILE 04
Date(s) of material from this resource digitized 1940
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The file includes minutes of the 37th Annual Convention Union of British Columbia Municipalities (1940). Minute No. 58, Okanagan Valley amended 'Enemy Languages' - prohibiting people from speaking languages of enemy nations in public places. In No. 68, the convention goes on record as opposed to 'Orientals being allowed to acquire title to land in this Province.' (pg 28 and 30)
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The digital copies of the records were acquired by the Landscapes of Injustice Research Collective between 2014 and 2018.
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BC Municipalities Opposition to “Orientals” Owning Land
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