Sq’éwlets

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About

The Sq’éwlets: A Stó:lo-Coast Salish community in the Fraser River Valley exhibit is a community biography centering on the Scowlitz First Nation; a tribe of Stó:lō – “People of the River” in the Halq’eméylem language – located in the heart of the Fraser Valley in southwestern B.C. Their story is set at the confluence of the Fraser and Harrison Rivers: a geographical intersection that mirrors many of the current political, economic, social and cultural relations in Western Canada.

The Making Culture Lab at the School of Interactive Arts at Simon Fraser University partnered with the Stó:lo Research and Resource Management Centre, the Scowlitz First Nation, Ursus Heritage Consulting, and a diverse project team of archaeologists, software developers, and designers in the development of this accessible, interactive, virtual exhibit that highlights how history and archaeology is interconnected with the histories of both our Indigenous and our non-Native neighbours.

Role

As a Research Assistant in the Making Culture Lab, I assisted with community gatherings organized as part of the collaborative design and development process, and I was the lead photographer for the project.

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Natasha Lyons, David M. Schaepe, Kate Hennessy, Michael Blake, Clarence Pennier, John R. Welch, Kyle McIntosh, Andy Phillips, Betty Charlie, Clifford Hall, Lucille Hall, Aynur Kadir, Alicia Point, Vi Pennier, Reginald Phillips, Reese Muntean, Johnny Williams, Jr., John Williams, Sr., Joseph Chapman, and Colin Pennier. 2016. Sharing deep history as digital knowledge: An ontology of the Sq’éwlets website project. Journal of Social Archaeology, 16(3), pp.359-384.

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