Mapping
territories, languages, and treaties respectfully
Victor's
project highlights the many overlapping identities and cultures that have co-existed in North America for thousands of years. He admits that while there is always room for tweaking and improvement, this resource gives a new perspective on the role of mapping and how we draw boundaries.
"Native-Land.ca started in early 2015, during a time of a lot of resource development projects in British Columbia....The map has gotten a reasonable amount of attention over the years, and it typically spikes in popularity around Thanksgiving, "Columbus Day", and National Aboriginal Day....There are over 630 different First Nations in Canada (and many more globally)...Western maps of Indigenous nations are very often inherently colonial, in that they delegate power according to imposed borders that don't really exist in many nations throughout history."
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