Homalco First Nation – Cultural Repatriation
Partner
Homalco First Nation, Dr. Colin Osmond, Dr. Alessandro Tarsia (Present)
Deliverables
Report, Database, Community Presentations, Curriculum Resources
Project description
In partnership with the Homalco First Nation, Dr. Colin Osmond, and Dr. Alessandro Tarsia, PARC has been conducting research into the history of the Homalco First Nation, with a focus on the impacts of the 18th and 19th century smallpox epidemics, raids by nearby Indigenous groups, and colonization. All relevant information is being repatriated back to the community through presentations, curriculum and a database.
Student involvement
PARC students supported the project by transcribing historical documents, oral histories, and scholarly sources. They also contributed to organizing and analysing findings within an AirTable database.