Free Spirit would not have been possible without the generous help of our partners, supporters and contributors.
Funding Partners
Partners
- Ministry of Education, Province of British Columbia
- Provincial Capital Commission
- Black Press
- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Thank you to everyone who contributed to the Free Spirit: Stories of You, Me and BC Project, including our volunteers, and the people throughout BC who submitted stories to the People's History website.
- Dominic Fetherston and Robin Greenwood
- La Société francophone de Victoria
- Telaxten (Paul R. Sam) and Family
- Turkish Canadian Friendship Society of Vancouver Island
- Victoria Edelweiss Club
- Victoria Filipino-Canadian Association
- Marie-Christine White
- Grace Wong Sneddon
- Debbie Abbott, Nlaka'pamux Nation Tribal Council
- Dorothy Barnes
- James Bryant, Allied Tsimshian Tribes Association
- Cheryl Bryce, Songhees First Nation
- Steve Carpenter
- Vivien N. Cranmer
- Joe David
- Robert Davidson
- Beau Dick
- Pauline Douglas, Nlaka'pamux Nation Tribal Council
- Chief Peter Knox and Mable Knox
- Chris Mills
- Tim Paul
- Susan Point
- Andrea Sanborn, U'mista Cultural Centre
- Sheila Savey, Mowachaht-Muchalaht First Nations
- Troy Sebastian, Ktunaxa Kinbasket Treaty Council
- Charon Spinks, Residential School Survivors Society
- Margaret Teneese, Ktunaxa Kinabasket Tribal Council
- Evan Adams
- Suzanne Ahearne
- Arthur Erickson Conservancy
- Alice Bacon
- Omar Baig, Sabri Restaurant
- Ann and Gord Baird
- Bawa Music
- Bay Centre
- The BC Lions
- BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museum
- The Blue Nile Restaurant
- Brent Comber Originals Inc.
- Andrew Bryant
- Larry Campbell
- Canada Post
- Caribbean Village Bakery and Café
- Christiana Chan
- The Colorado Avalanche
- Douglas Coupland
- Cumberland Museum and Archives
- The Dan Culver Follow Your Dream Foundation
- The David Foster Foundation
- Doman Family
- Ego Film Arts
- Eugene's Greek restaurant
- Gathie Falk
- ForestEthics
- Frank Griffiths Estate
- Fraser & Kirkbright
- Frontier Bridal Boutique
- Frontier Options
- Fujiya Foods
- Mr. & Mrs. Khushdev Singh Gill
- Pamela Goddard, Propellor Design
- GreenDreams Productions & Daniel Gautreau
- Greenpeace
- Sonia Grewal
- Nancy Green Raine
- Green Spirit and Rex Weyler
- Haddock Entertainment Inc.
- Haida Nation
- Barb Harkins
- Haultain Fish & Chips
- Bill Henderson
- The Hudson Bay Company Foundation
- Hupacasath First Nation
- Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria
- Brian and Carol Isfeld
- i.t. Productions
- Jack Webster Foundation
- The Office of Mobina Jaffer
- Jewish Community Centre
- Jim Pattison Group
- Jin Wah Sing Music Association
- John Fluevog Boots and Shoes Ltd.
- Akiko Kamitakahara
- Ann Kipling
- Joy Kogawa
- KT Boutique & Fabrics
- Dr. David Chuenyan Lai
- Landyachtz Longboards
- Len Laycock, Upholstery Arts
- The Office of the Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia
- London Drugs Ltd.
- James MacGregor
- Bob Masse
- Grace McCarthy
- Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery and Vincent Trasov
- The Murray Family
- Museum at Campbell River
- Susan Musgrave
- The Noodle Box
- Mrs. Reiko Noro
- Nuytco Research Ltd.
- Cornelia Hahn Oberlander and Elisabeth Whitelaw
- The Oldfield Family
- Osoyoos Indian Band
- P.K. Page
- Rick and Ruth Percy
- PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)
- Pho Hoa Restaurant
- Agnieszka Pozniak, Day4Energy
- The Office of the Premier
- Prior Snowboards
- QLT Inc.
- Rare Books and Special Collections, UBC
- Svend Robinson
- Ross Rebagliati and Roots Canada
- Rick Hansen Foundation
- James Roberds
- Jane Rule
- Salt Spring Island Archives
- Ivan Sayers
- Shan-e-Punjab Dance School
- Patric Shaw
- Sirewall Inc.
- Spectra Energy
- Spirit of BC, a division of 2010 Legacies Now
- Sunrise Soya Foods
- Sunshine Coast Museum & Archives
- Eric Szeto
- Mrs. Shizuko Tampo
- Toshiko Tampo
- Terry Fox Foundation
- Jack Thompson
- Toni Onley Estate
- Saiy Souphorn
- T&T Supermarket Inc.
- The Turntable, Gary Anderson
- United Church Health Services
- Universal Music Canada
- University of Northern BC
- Vancouver International Bhangra Celebration
- Vancouver Sun
- Veselka (Ukrainian Hall)
- The Victorian Foundation
- Vikram Vij
- Violet Inch Records
- White Spot Ltd.
- William B. Davis Productions
- Master Wong Toa
- Yulin Zhou
- Accent Inns
- BC Ferries
- Best Western Carlton Plaza Hotel
- Budget Rent-A-Car of Victoria
- Canoe Brew Pub, Restaurant and Marina
- Chateau Victoria Hotel and Suites
- Colonial Cafe
- Delta Victoria Ocean Pointe Resort and Spa
- Discover the Past
- Don Mee Seafood Restaurant
- Embassy Inn
- Executive House Hotel
- The Fairmont Empress
- Fire & Water Fish and Chop House
- Harbour Air
- Harbour Towers
- Hidden Dragon
- Holiday Inn
- Hotel Grand Pacific
- Howard Johnson City Hotel
- Huntingdon Hotel and Suites
- James Bay Inn Hotel and Suites
- JBI Restaurant
- Lure Seafood Restaurant
- Magnolia Hotel and Suites
- Milestone's Restaurant
- The Museum Cafe
- National Geographic IMAX Theatre
- Old Spaghetti Factory
- Quality Inn Downtown Victoria
- Ric's Grill
- Royal Scot Suite Hotel
- Sanuk
- Spinnakers Gastro Brewpub
- Tourism Victoria
- Traveller's Inn Vacation Inn
- Truffles Catering
- Victoria Marriott Inner Harbour
- Willie's Bakery
Teachers and instructors:
visit the Free Spirit Conservation Tour with your class and use this guide to help plan your trip. It includes a description of exhibition highlights, tips on how to experience the tour, links to online resources and ideas for ways you can engage students before and after your visit. The Royal BC Museum and BC Hydro Power Smart are proud to support the education of British Columbia's school-aged children. Click here to download the guide now.
For more information, contact your local museum in Fort St John, Prince George, Kamloops, Revelstoke, Courtenay and Langley.
