French Canadian settlement in British Columbia
department or school: Arts, Faculty of
department or school: History, Department of
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCV
creator: Stewart, John Ray
issued: 2012-02-09T17:15:46Z
issued: 1956
related degree: Master of Arts - MA
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: This thesis begins with a review of early French Canadian activity in the Pacific Northwest and undertakes principally to discover what motives attracted thousands of French-Canadians to British Columbia from Quebec or other areas east of the Rockies, It arose from the writer’s curiosity about the relation between the development of lumbering in British Columbia in the early twentieth century and the influx of French-Canadians, famous as lumberjacks. In the course of his Investigations the writer discovered a definite relation between the lumber industry and French Canadian immigration but found also that many Canadiens came in connection with mining and other Industrial activity. Because written source material on the French-Canadian in the British Columbia of the past is almost entirely lacking he hopes that his gleanings will in some measure supply a need, the thesis attempts also to survey the pattern of recent French-Canadian settlement. It indicates the problems endangering the survival of French-Canadian culture and describes current efforts being made to preserve French-Canadian nationalism.
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note: FRENCH CANADIAN SETTLEMENT IN BRITISH COLUMBIA by John Ray Stewart A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF TBI REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS i n the Department of History l e accept t h i s thesis as conforming to the standard required from candidates f o r the degree of MASTER OF ARTS Members of the Department of History THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA A p r i l , 1956 ABSTKACf This thesis begins with a review of early French* Canadian act iv i ty i n the Paci f ic Horthwest and undertakes pr inc ipal ly to discover what taotlves attracted thousands of French-Canadians to B r i t i s h Columbia from Quebec or other areas east of the Rockies, It arose from the writer*s curiosity about the relat ion between the development of lumbering i n Br i t i sh Columbia in the early twentieth century and the influx of French-Canadians, famous as lumberjacks. In the course of his Investigations the writer discovered a definite relat ion between the lumber industry and ?rench*Canadlan Immigration but found also that many Canadiens cawe i n connection with mining and other Industrial ac t iv i ty . Because written source material on the French-Canadian in the Br i t i sh Columbia of the past i s almost entirely lacking he hopes that his gleanings w i l l i n some measure supply a need, fhe thesis attempts also to survey the pattern of recent French-Canadian settlement. It indicates the problems endangering the survival o f French-Canadian culture and describes current efforts being made to preserve French-Canadian nationalism. PREFACE The writing of a h i s t o r y of French-Canadian s e t t l e -ment In B r i t i s h Columbia grows i n part from a boyhood acquaintance with French-Canadian families who came t© B r i t i s h Columbia from t h e i r native province of Quebec some f o r t y - f i v e years ago i n response to the demand f o r lumber workers. I t was the inter e s t i n g experience of the writer to enter school with the sons of pioneer French …
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0302310
language: eng
degree discipline: History
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: University of British Columbia
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scholar level: Graduate
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/40584