Dana Lepofsky, Archaeology, Simon Fraser University; Elroy White / Qixitasu (Heiltsuk); Mark Wunch, Green Coast Media Online presentation via Zoom (joining details, below) Friday, November 6, 3-4:30 pm
in the series Working Tools Seminar Series: Community-Facing Data Management Platforms for Indigenous-University Partnerships
“Húy̓at: Our Voices our Land” (www.hauyat.ca) is a multimedia exploration of Húy̓at, one of a network of culturally significant places of the Heiltsuk First Nation (Central Coast, British Columbia). The website is the result of an eight-year collaboration between the Heiltsuk Nation, researchers from Simon Fraser University, the University of Victoria, and Greencoast Media. We explore Húy̓at's history through interviews, archival documents, memory, language, and archaeology. These diverse kinds of knowledge and data are woven together and brought to life in 360° interactive virtual tours; videos of and direct quotes from Heiltsuk and other knowledge holders; a timeline; and archival stories, photographs, and recordings. This integrated approach aligns with Indigenous worldviews, in which connections among people and their history move fluidly across space and time. The website is a living archive and supports Heiltsuk efforts to assert rights and title to their traditional territories.
Zoom Joining Details
Please contact Andrew Martindale (andrew.martindale@ubc.ca) to get an e-invite to the series. Zoom joining link: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/64598952677