A website attempting to outline the boundaries of Indigenous ancestral territories in North America, and the world over, could become a valuable educational resource, says its self-described “settler” web developer.
Vancouver-based web freelancer Victor Temprano says his interactive mapping website Native-Land.ca is his “dearest” project. He’s logged thousands of hours developing it, and says he’s working to turn it into an Indigenous-led non-for-profit organization and educational tool.
“The site wasn’t built so Indigenous people know their territories better — they know them plenty well,” said Temprano, who described himself as a settler in Canada.
“A lot of settlers are not really aware of the situation with the land, and a lot of people are vaguely interested in it, but there aren’t many resources to explore it. I’m really happy to see that it’s becoming useful to Indigenous Peoples themselves.”
Abenaki / Abénaquis
Haudenosauneega (St Lawrence Iroquois)
Huron-Wendat
Kanien’kehá:ka
MohawkThese are the territories upon which I live, and I am sad to say I only knew about Mohawk.
Our home on Native-Land.ca: website lets users explore Indigenous ancestral territories
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