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Dealing with ‘erasure’: The role of Indigenous knowledge in drawing maps of Canada

Dealing with ‘erasure’: The role of Indigenous knowledge in drawing maps of Canada

The research these youth snorkelers are partaking in is part of an Indigenous-led project to map the coastal waters of Átl’ḵa7tsem, once polluted by industry, but now teeming with fish. For centuries, Indigenous communities have had their traditional knowledge and cultural traditions overlooked, if not erased. That’s reflected in the conventional maps of Canada.