Sq’éwlets Virtual Exhibition Workshop Highlights TK Labels

Published: 
Dec 16, 2014

On November 5th and 6th, the "Sq’éwlets: A Stó:lo-Coast Salish community in the Fraser River Valley" project team held an IPinCH-supported workshop that highlighted the potential use of traditional knowledge labels.

The project, which has been awarded funding by the Virtual Museum of Canada, will see the production of an accessible, interactive, virtual exhibit focused on the Scowlitz First Nation and its history of collaborative archaeological work.

IPinCHers Kimberly Christen Withey (Washington State University) and Jane Anderson (New York University) joined fellow IPinCHers Dave Schaepe (Stó:lo Research and Resource Management Centre), Natasha Lyons (Ursus Heritage Consulting) and Kate Hennessy (Simon Fraser University) at the November workshop to discuss how their traditional knowledge (TK) labels might be applied to the Sq’éwlets virtual exhibit.

These labels could help viewers understand what conditions of use of online exhibition materials is appropriate. It is hoped that the integration of the labels into the virtual exhibit will contribute to the protection of Indigenous intellectual property, but will also be helpful for assessing, refining, and eventually publicizing the TK label innovations.

At the workshop, the Sq’éwlets project team also arranged for community members to view the emerging exhibit website, choose photos and view their video interviews. Interviews were also conducted with key contributors to the website project.

 

Download the Scowlitz Virtual Museum of Canada Project Newsletter No. 2 >

 

 

Bottom image: Elder Vi Pennier showing historical family photos. All photos by Aynur Kadir (from the Sq’éwlets: A Stó:lo-Coast Salish community in the Fraser River Valley Facebook page).