Faces

 I left off with the discovery of the remains of a family, along with a wealth of beads, four thousand years removed from our time in the community of shishalh in British Columbia. The remains  and beads were excavated, studied, and ultimately scanned before being returned to the community for reburial. These days, artifacts tend to be returned to the community after being reproduced and studied, which is the better way of doing things. From the scans, digital recreations were made of the faces of the four people. But they're not just images- they move, blink, and breathe, as if these people are staring back at the visitor through the mists of time. 

An accompanying video goes over the discovery and research, as well as commentary from the people who live there today and speak about their connections to these distant ancestors.

Across the lane, another artifact, but much newer, made in 2015. Mi'kmaq elder Todd Labrador crafted this large birchbark canoe in the techniques of his ancestors, including symbolism on its surface.