Ancient Spaces allowed students to build interactive 3D simulations of historical spaces.
First Nations and Indigenous Studies (FNIS) collaborated with other UBC units to develop Ancient Spaces. The project, available through FNSP 401A, allowed students to build virtual simulations of historical environments that allowed users to interact with objects, structures, and historical characters within each virtual space.
Creations by FNIS students included 3D models of a Nisga’a First Nation village and structures.
The virtual environment builds on technology used in “massively multiplayer” computer games, with the goal of changing perspectives and widening understandings of historical places and environments for students, researchers and the public.
Available as a video archive, the Klamath Termination Oral History Project captured the recollections of elders from the Klamath Tribes following the termination of their land and status.
The Klamath, Modoc, and Yahooskin tribes once jointly occupied a large reservation in southern Oregon, but saw their status and land terminated by act of Congress in 1954. Their status, but not their land, was restored in1986.
Created by First Nations and Indigenous Studies (FNIS), this oral history project was recorded through video and presented through the FNIS IVT viewer. It recorded the recollections of Klamath elders who experienced the termination, and the adaptations they and their tribes made in order to survive and maintain their culture.
This project was begun by Linc Kesler and elder Morrie Jimenez in 2002 at Oregon State University, but has since moved to FNIS.
The IVT viewer offered a more functional way to view video archives, particularly for academic purposes.
Available as a website application, it allowed viewers to see videos and transcripts simultaneously, enter search terms, and easily navigate through a video archive.
The IVT viewer is developed as open-source software by First Nations and Indigenous Studies (FNIS) Professor Linc Kesler.
This custom desktop font displayed characters from First Nations languages.
Developed by the Musqueam Language Program (MLP), the font was previously available to anyone promoting the documentation of, and literacy in, First Nations languages. The project was supported by the Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF) at UBC.
Note: As an old project, the font is no longer supported or available to download — it may no longer be compatible with current browsers and programs.