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The article presents a deposition of an expert witness from the Canadian land claims case "Tk'kemlups Indian Band v. Canada and BC," examining the native land policies of British Columbia Governor James Douglas in the early 1860s. It focuses on the British Columbia's Kamloops Reserve, which was arranged by William G. Cox, a gold commissioner and magistrate, under Douglas' supervision. Reserves planned by surveyor William McColl in the same period are also discussed. Other topics include Native title and policies concerning Vancouver Island.

The article discusses various reports published within the issue, including one by Jesse Morin and colleagues on the useful inventory of the findings and arguments in an impressive but scattered academic literature in western Canada, one by Michael Kennedy on the mapping of placer mining sites and ditches, and one by Joanna Reid on the discussion of the values and interests of the Fraser River grasslands.

Discusses the author's book "Making Native Space: Colonialism, Resistance and Reserves in British Columbia". Description of the implementation of the Indian reserve system in British Columbia; Complex process of dispossession and repossession.

Discusses the diversity of the physical environment of British Columbia. Remains of the Noble Five mill at Cody; Description of a lake house in Coldstream Valley; Different settlements and human landscapes.

Editorial. Introduces two articles on presences and absences in the literature of British Columbia. Gaps or absences in British Columbian history; Different faces of imperialism from the perspective of the center and the margin.

Editorial. Comments on an article by Boris DeWiel on the development of populism in British Columbia, published in the number 129, Spring 2001 edition of the periodical 'BC Studies.' Colonial context of western populism; Identification of a basic axis of cultural-political tension in the province.

Editorial. Introduces articles in the May 2000 issue of the journal 'BC Studies.' Focus on author Douglas Cole's stature as a scholar in British Columbia; Contributions to the study of culture, landscape and colonialism.