Historical Forgotten ties between Chinese workers and BC's First Nations

“A lot of Sto:lo families here have Chinese ancestry,” he said. “My dad told me after the gold rush, the Chinese remained. They extracted gold off the river.” The First Nations drove off white gold miners in what is known as the Fraser Canyon War, but the Chinese, based on their respectful relationship, carried on mining.

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The Mormons in Utah had a similar approach to the aboriginals. They did a cost-benefit analysis, and decided that it would be cheaper to feed the Indians than to fight them. Inviting the Native people to pick up food, they began trading with them and preaching the gospel to them.