E36: Voicing the Blackfoot Perspective – The Retelling of The Battle of Belly River

Camina Weasel Moccasin (Indigenous Curator at the Lethbridge Galt Museum and Archives), Kris Hodgeson-Bright (Lethbridge College faculty member) and Nelson Rabbit (Lethbridge College student alumnus) share their work in retelling the story of the Battle of Belly River from a) a Blackfoot perspective and b) the lens of virtual and augmented reality. It’s been a major endeavour for the group, with challenges and triumphs along the way! The trio speaks about last year’s 152nd-anniversary event and the importance of honouring and respecting the varied Indigenous perspectives of this epic story.

References: 

• Global News Story: 152nd anniversary of the Battle of Belly River  
• Galt Museum & Archives 
• Digital Communications and Media Program (Lethbridge College) 
• The Battle of Belly River: The Last Great Indian Battle
• The Battle of Belly River Project 
• Reconciliation Lethbridge 
• CTLI Team 
• Photogrammetry 
• Writing-On-Stone Provincial Park  
• Head-Smashed-In-Buffalo-Jump World Heritage Site  
• Esplanade in Medicine Hat 
• Sketchfab 
• Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality Certificate (Lethbridge College) 
• Blender – 3D Modelling Program 
• Medium Theory 
• Niitsitapi: an all-encompassing Blackfoot term meaning real people, or all Indian, Aboriginal, or Indigenous peoples, including those who have Blackfoot as their language. 
• Piikani
• Kainai