Ships to Shores: “VANCOUVER 1792” - Since 1792, when the British met the Spanish upon this juncture along a seemingly wild rugged green coastline ... they were peacefully greeted by local Coast Salish peoples of Musqueam, Squamish & Tsiel-Waututh (latter =“The People of The Inlet”) • The Spaniards no longer interested in this region, handed over their preliminary navigation charts to Cptn. George Vancouver. He & crew resurveyed the entire region creating new charts with such superlative accuracy they were used into the turn 19/20thC. However, he didn’t consult with the welcoming Coast Salish & named many topographic features in honour of his own, as this great fjord, in honour of fellow officer, “Burrard’s Inlet” ... Truly it should be known by its native name: “səl̓ilw̓ət” (Sleilwaut) — the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ (Hun’qumyi’num) term for Burrard Inlet + Indian Arm; the place from which the səlil̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) people derive their name • Until the early 20thC, the səlil̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ primarily travelled on water using cedar canoes, sustained by its waters in many ways, by its rich marine resources ... successful for millennia, reliant upon knowledge passed on by ancestors, ie. weather pattens/seasonal changes, climate cycle predictability, lunar cycles associated tides & currents, etc. ••• iPhone photos by @christopherlylesmall @smallstudiodesign with @maekengo (in photos) Shot #onlocation at Jim Mackenzie’s mural “1792”, painted 1986, at Dundarave Village, West Van. #shiptoshore • #coastalconditionals • #publicart • #smallstudiodesign • (at Dundarave Village) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHqfJM_h4X2/?igshid=e8wteghus989