The Archive · 1938

British Columbia

BRIL — Indians — Work and Life of Douglas Tribe; Changes Brought by Contact with White Folk

While examining some timber recently in British Columbia I was shown an old "dead fall," states R.F.L. in the "Manchester Guardiar."

y companion, an Indian of the Douglas: tribe, asked me to step of! the trail we were following and owed it to me, with some brid was used by his grandfather about the middle of last century. It ce sisted of a framework of branches Ie' into the side of a rocky ravine, and a heavy log supported in such a manner that it would fall and bros the back of any large animal attempting to take the bait placed within the framework. This type of trap has been prohibited by the Government, and Indians now follow the practice of the white man and use steel traps to catch fur-bearing! animals.

Liechtenstein's Ruler Abdicates Great changes have come into t lives of this tribe of Indians since their first contact with white people, Prince Fran I of Liechtenstein, 84-year-old mile principal ty between Germany and Swi Consort. Recently Prince ranz abdicated in ler of the 65 square and, pictured with his pour of his unmarried grand neth Prince Franz Joseph. dating from the Cariboo gold stampede of 1858. Many of them now work in the woods at the same occupation as white men; and on Ssu day they play football or baseball, a team of Indians against the farmers who have invaded their ancient

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