We Have Always Been Here (Blackfoot language version)

Show Notes

This is a Blackfoot language translation of an episode of Artifactuality from our first season. Western research has long offered theories about Indigenous lands, peoples and histories. Its colonial biases have often diminished and denied the traditions, stories, and even the continued existence of Indigenous Peoples. For the Blackfoot of southwestern Alberta, there is no doubt: their people, stories, songs and ceremonies have always been here.

Curator Gabriel Yanicki talks with Blackfoot Elders and Knowledge Keepers Kent Ayoungman, Velma Crow Shoe, Stan Knowlton and Jerry Potts. They discuss tensions between Western and Indigenous worldviews and the changing relationship between archaeology and traditional Indigenous knowledge. Dr. Leroy Little Bear talks about the Blackfoot concept of time and compares it with Western, scientific perspectives.

What is Artifactuality?

Come behind the scenes at the Canadian Museum of History with award-winning novelist Kim Thúy. Hear about meaningful events and remarkable people in Canadian history, culture, and society from museum experts and the people who experienced them. What can objects and stories from the past tell us about who we are today? How will current events be remembered in the future? History is found in the voices of people who lived it, the things they made and used, and the culture and society we share. Discover how objects and stories connect us with our past, present, and future.

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