Final Girl
We live our lives on land that was never ceded or sold by those who were living here at "first contact" and yet we know precious little about the Lower Mainland before real estate. People often think…
Final Girl
We live our lives on land that was never ceded or sold by those who were living here at "first contact" and yet we know precious little about the Lower Mainland before real estate. People often think of Vancouver as a new city, when in fact this region has been occupied for 9,000 years. This film aims to correct that with a meaningful reminder of the history and prehistory of this land and her first people. Located in the area now known as Marpole in Vancouver, the land was first occupied almost 5,000 years ago and became one of the largest of the Musqueam people's ancient village sites. Generations of families lived at what was then the mouth of the Fraser River, harvesting the rich resources of the delta. —Ulf Kjell Gür Much of what was the traditional Musqueam nation is now the region of Metro Vancouver. As the provincial government has not signed a treaty with the Musqueams, what is the City of Vancouver, established in 1886, is on what is considered the unseated territory of the Musqueam nation, which has been in existence for nine thousand years. The Musqueam Reserve is now relegated to an approximate four hundred acres located in the southwest portion of the city. Within this context, members of the Musqueam nation speak about their lives, especially in trying to maintain their indigenous ways, particularly as it relates to the land, in this context being next to the Fraser River. They delve into one specific situation where a development was underway on what was discovered to be the c'sna?m village, which also included a burial site, and their efforts to reclaim that historic site in light of the traditional meaning to the nation. They look at this situation in light of the possible threat to other historic Musqueam sites across Metro Vancouver. —Huggo
Final Girl
Horror,Thriller
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We live our lives on land that was never ceded or sold by those who were living here at "first contact" and yet we know precious little about the Lower Mainland before real estate. People often think of Vancouver as a new city, when in fact this region has been occupied for 9,000 years. This film aims to correct that with a meaningful reminder of the history and prehistory of this land and her first people.
Located in the area now known as Marpole in Vancouver, the land was first occupied almost 5,000 years ago and became one of the largest of the Musqueam people's ancient village sites. Generations of families lived at what was then the mouth of the Fraser River, harvesting the rich resources of the delta. —Ulf Kjell Gür Much of what was the traditional Musqueam nation is now the region of Metro Vancouver.
As the provincial government has not signed a treaty with the Musqueams, what is the City of Vancouver, established in 1886, is on what is considered the unseated territory of the Musqueam nation, which has been in existence for nine thousand years. The Musqueam Reserve is now relegated to an approximate four hundred acres located in the southwest portion of the city. Within this context, members of the Musqueam nation speak about their lives, especially in trying to maintain their indigenous ways, particularly as it relates to the land, in this context being next to the Fraser River.
They delve into one specific situation where a development was underway on what was discovered to be the c'sna?m village, which also included a burial site, and their efforts to reclaim that historic site in light of the traditional meaning to the nation. They look at this situation in light of the possible threat to other historic Musqueam sites across Metro Vancouver. —Huggo.