Bridge to forgotten voices: Confluence publishes field guide to explore Vancouver landmark
, 2023-01-26 08:02:40,
What do you think the banks of the Wimal River – now commonly known as the Columbia – would have been for explorers Lewis and Clark more than 200 years ago? And what do you think the same site might look like 200 years from now?
There are more thought-provoking questions than answers in a new downloadable and printable field guide to the Vancouver Land Bridge, which crosses state Highway 14 and connects the river to Fort Vancouver, this city’s famous historic site. This is by design, according to Colin Fogarty, CEO of Confluence.
Confluence is a non-profit organization which was launched two decades ago to curate history-oriented artworks along the river but its mission has expanded into an ongoing, multifaceted educational project.
“It doesn’t end with artwork,” Fogarty said. “This is just the beginning.”
Fogarty said the confluence aims to revive forgotten or ignored local history, and reconnect us all with Indigenous voices and cultures that never disappeared from the scene and today not only survive, but thrive.
Far from “discovering” the empty Pacific Northwest, he said, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were visitors to a bustling region filled with indigenous communities, cultures, and economies.
“We have all these Lewis and Clark brown marks pointing the way,” Fogarty said. “Well, who did they meet? Who helped them get there? Where are these people now? This is…
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