Digital media takes many forms. The range of options used to share narratives in British Columbia’s history are as diverse as the stories themselves. This issue of “Past Forward” features interactive websites, a YouTube channel, and a card game that is available digitally but designed to be played in the physical world.
Sturgeon Harpoon Knowledge Web
https://www.zoology.ubc.ca/~biodiv/web/
The result of a partnership between the Musqueam First Nation and the Beaty Biodiversity Museum, this interactive website explores the complex interconnections between species—elk, sea lion, eagle, fir, scouring rush, and sturgeon—and culture. “To Musqueam, a sturgeon is more than simply a sturgeon. It’s an entry point to aspects of language, territory, health, technology, and our society, and the respect and responsibilities that accompany them.” This digital experience includes video clips and a virtual tour.
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British Columbia History (Digital) - 1 Issue, 53.4 Winter 2020