In preparation for the upcoming Community Exhibition & Research Lab at the Kamloops Museum and Archives, the Research Group gathered for a cultural mapping workshop. Our newly hired student research assistants, Lauren Schneider and Suzette Netto, were introduced to university and community research partners from the city, the FireSmart program, and the university. We were also joined by former research assistants Hannah O’Neil and Saaransh Bhardwaj, who were on hand to provide peer-mentoring support and co-facilitate workshop activities.
The workshop agenda included a focus on how
- Being “fire smart” begins with becoming “fire aware,” and a review of the project proposal
- Cultural mapping can provide deep understanding of cultural awareness and motives, combining community consultation and map exhibition
- We are preparing the Museum space and the team for cultural mapping facilitation
- Our previous partnership with the City and the Museum has laid the groundwork for the current partnership
- Cultural mapping can reveal “how we attach ourselves, understand, use, and are inspired (or troubled) by the places where we live—and identify issues within these storied landscapes.”
- To make your own cultural map depicting individual and community experiences of wildfire
- To engage in cultural mapping’s “draw/talk” protocol, including hands-on practice with close listening and effective interviewing
Cultural Mapping Training
