82 First Nations on lockdown as B.C. records first COVID-19 cases in Indigenous communities The ad caught the attention of archaeologist Joanne Hamond, who took to social media on Friday pointing out that “in 1862-3, a smallpox epidemic spread by miners bound for the Cariboo killed over 60 per cent of Indigenous people in B.C., making way for the settlement and exploitation of unceded lands that continues today.“Indigenous death is not a marketing ploy.”Please see the attached acknowledgment and apology from @BarkervilleBC.
We made a mistake, and appreciate you letting us know how you feel about it. https://t.co/6pmqns5N54 pic.twitter.com/CK4qInS2Ht— BC's Gold Rush Town (@BarkervilleBC) July 4, 2020On Saturday, Barkerville, which is about.