The research project aimed at trying to uncover the legacy of Deep River’s original Indigenous residents has received a huge financial shot in the arm.
A team of researchers from George Brown College, in Toronto, began work two years ago on a study called “The Silent Community: A case study in Indigenous Culture and Heritage Preservation using 3D Laser scanning and surveys in the Ottawa Valley.”
Steffanie Adams, a professor at George Brown College’s School of Architectural Studies (in photo), is the study’s principal investigator, and also one of the grandchildren of David and Mary Adams, who raised eight of their 12 children at the cabin in question.
The researchers are trying to come up with as much information as they can to paint a picture of what the Indian village by the Ottawa River looked like prior to the creation of the Deep River townsite.
The Adams cabin is the only structure still remaining from that era, but there were many other Indigenous families whose homes dotted the shoreline.
Adams announced last week the project has been awarded a grant of $513,000 to help the research team continue with its efforts…
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