'Witnesses to history': Survivors, U of C researchers partner to digitally preserve residential school sites yyc
The research team, led by Dr. Peter Dawson, head of the university’s department of anthropology and archaeology, used terrestrial laser scanners, drones, historic photos and interviews with the schools’ survivors to create virtual and physical 3D models of the former residential schools.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
The laser scanners digitally capture every room and area of the school, inside and out, to create architectural plans, 3D models and an online archive, said Dawson. “For too long our people have been on the outside, on the fringes, looking in on what archaeologists and others are studying about us. We want to be right in there,” said Vivian, the head of an Old Sun Community College advisory committee.Article content
Gwendora Bear Chief said she hopes people from around the world will learn more about what happened at residential schools through this project.
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