Photograph of four men and a dog named Hector standing on a frozen lake, looking at a dead frozen deer. Some of them seem to be wearing skates. According to a catalogue record from 1977, the original print had written explanation stating: "Bruce and Bill [Patterson] with some friends found a wild…
Photograph of four men and a dog named Hector standing on a frozen lake, looking at a dead frozen deer. Some of them seem to be wearing skates. According to a catalogue record from 1977, the original print had written explanation stating: "Bruce and Bill [Patterson] with some friends found a wild deer frozen in the ice on Burnaby Lake about three miles from house. Not often do we get a winter like this." An annotation on the back of the photo reads: "Burnaby Lake / B. Paterson standing beside dog. / No date."
File consists of photographs compiled by Doreen Lawson for a slideshow presentation about Burnaby Lake. Slideshow primarily depicts the wildlife and foliage of Burnaby Lake, including: the American coot, green-winged teal, bufflehead, heron, american bittern, barn swallow, barn owl, painted turtle,…
File consists of photographs compiled by Doreen Lawson for a slideshow presentation about Burnaby Lake. Slideshow primarily depicts the wildlife and foliage of Burnaby Lake, including: the American coot, green-winged teal, bufflehead, heron, american bittern, barn swallow, barn owl, painted turtle, muskrat, Canadian goose, beaver, wood duck, bullrushes, yellow and white waterlilies, yellow iris, and loosestrife. Also included in the slideshow are photographs of the BC Wildlife rescue and fisherman working in the Brunette River.
File consists of photographs compiled by Doreen Lawson for slideshow presentations about Burnaby Lake. Slideshow primarily depicts the wildlife and foliage of Burnaby Lake, including: the painted turtle, heron, American coot, coyote, barn owl, rainbow fry, Canadian goose, and beaver, as well as a v…
File consists of photographs compiled by Doreen Lawson for slideshow presentations about Burnaby Lake. Slideshow primarily depicts the wildlife and foliage of Burnaby Lake, including: the painted turtle, heron, American coot, coyote, barn owl, rainbow fry, Canadian goose, and beaver, as well as a variety of scenic photographs of the Burnaby Lake shoreline with mountains and the Metrotown skyline in distance. Also included in file are photographs of people canoeing, kayaking, feeding geese, and participating in conservation activities including fencing trees and testing water levels. Photographs also depict the pipeline leading into Burnaby Lake, lake dredging equipment, and an oil slick.
File consists of photographs of Burnaby Lake and its wildlife. Wildlife species depicted include: heron, geese, mallards and bufflehead mallards, fuzzy green bullfrogs, a red-tailed hawk, and barn owl. Also included in the file are photographs of Cariboo Dam and purple loosestrife.
File consists of photographs of Burnaby Lake and its wildlife. Wildlife species depicted include: heron, geese, mallards and bufflehead mallards, fuzzy green bullfrogs, a red-tailed hawk, and barn owl. Also included in the file are photographs of Cariboo Dam and purple loosestrife.
Item consists of a video recording of a live Zoom webinar hosted by Adrian Avendaño, Stewardship Program Manager with Still Moon Arts Society. The webinar is presented in partnership with the Burnaby Village Museum, Burnaby Public Library and Still Moon Arts Society. The webinar is titled "The Lege…
Date of Presentation: Tuesday, May 4, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Total Number of tracks: 1
Total Length of all tracks: 62 min., 28 sec.
Recording Device: Zoom video communication platform
Recording Note: Film was edited from it's original recorded version (77 min., 48 sec.) to edited version (62 min., 28 sec.) for public viewing on Heritage Burnaby.
Scope and Content
Item consists of a video recording of a live Zoom webinar hosted by Adrian Avendaño, Stewardship Program Manager with Still Moon Arts Society. The webinar is presented in partnership with the Burnaby Village Museum, Burnaby Public Library and Still Moon Arts Society. The webinar is titled "The Legend of Deer Lake and Indigenous histories of Burnaby" and is presented by John Preissl, Freelance Photographer of Sḵwx̱wú7mesh and Leq’á:mel Nation ancestry. The Zoom webinar is the third in a series of six "Neighbourhood Speaker series" webinars exploring a range of topics shared by Indigenous speakers and knowledge keepers that were presented and made available to the public between April 27 and May 12, 2021. The live webinar was also made available on the Burnaby Village Museum's facebook page. Community members were invited to participate by bringing questions during the interactive online sessions. This webinar was made available in In partnership with Still Moon Arts Society.
In this webinar, John Preissl shares his family’s long history from the first Chief Capilano in the late 1700's to the present day. Looking through the lens of his camera, John weaves together stories of the Legend of Deer Lake, resource gathering in the Burnaby Lake Watershed, and protection of the sacred salmon and eagle habitat on the shared homelands of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh speaking peoples. The presentation is supported with photographs that John has taken over the years documenting the diverse environment and wildlife habitats in Burnaby, the lower mainland and west coast including waterways and the fight to protect it.
Following the presentation, John Preissl takes questions from the audience that are moderated by the host, Adrian Avendaño.
History
John Preissl is a Burnaby-based environmental, adventure, wildlife and Indigenous freelance photographer. He is a media expert with over two decades of media experience and consulting. John is of Sḵwx̱wú7mesh and Leq’á:mel Nation ancestry. His Great times-two Grandfather was the Great Chief Joe Capilano. John leads many First Nations Tours in Burnaby from Deer Lake, Burnaby Lake, Burnaby Mountain and pretty well all over Sḵwx̱wú7mesh and Tsleil-Waututh Nations Lands.
Title based on content of video recording
The following links were shared at the end of the presentation:
The Legend of Deer Lake: https://www.legendsofvancouver.net/deer-lake-burnaby-vancouver
Saving the Salmon: the Brunette River Story, a short film about the preservation of Brunette River: https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/museumvideo4486
Saving Burnaby Lake, a short film about the preservation of Burnaby Lake: https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/museumvideo4485
Still Creek Streamkeepers: https://stillmoonarts.ca/stewardship/streamkeepers/
John Preissl’s photography website: https://johnpreisslphotography.ca/
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The Legend of Deer Lake and Indigenous histories of Burnaby, 4 May 2021
The Legend of Deer Lake and Indigenous histories of Burnaby, 4 May 2021
File consists of photographs of the Cariboo Dam situated along the Brunette River and Warner's fish lift located adjacent to the dam. Photographs depict the interior and exterior of the fish lift, the information sign for the lift, and a group of fisherman working in the river.
File consists of photographs of the Cariboo Dam situated along the Brunette River and Warner's fish lift located adjacent to the dam. Photographs depict the interior and exterior of the fish lift, the information sign for the lift, and a group of fisherman working in the river.
File consists of photographs of Burnaby Lake and Still Creek, with an oil can and other debris in the water. Also included in the file are photographs of Canadian geese taking off and a man and woman kayaking on Still Creek.
File consists of photographs of Burnaby Lake and Still Creek, with an oil can and other debris in the water. Also included in the file are photographs of Canadian geese taking off and a man and woman kayaking on Still Creek.
Photograph of the Gray family clearing the lot for their family home at 4375 Winnifred Street. (From left) Clamor Gray (father of William Gray) Emily Gray (mother), and Ernie North (uncle by marriage; he had married Hilda, the sister of Clamor Gray).
Photograph of the Gray family clearing the lot for their family home at 4375 Winnifred Street. (From left) Clamor Gray (father of William Gray) Emily Gray (mother), and Ernie North (uncle by marriage; he had married Hilda, the sister of Clamor Gray).
Photograph of residents of Burnaby protesting the clearing of land around the Hong Kong Bank, in Discovery Park industrial site near British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT).
Photograph of residents of Burnaby protesting the clearing of land around the Hong Kong Bank, in Discovery Park industrial site near British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT).
Photograph of two avaries which held canaries and a fish pond in Robert Burnaby Park. James Massey was the caretaker of the park and built the fish pond in 1939 and three avaries where he raised canaries.
Photograph of two avaries which held canaries and a fish pond in Robert Burnaby Park. James Massey was the caretaker of the park and built the fish pond in 1939 and three avaries where he raised canaries.
File consists photographs of Burnaby Lake taken in late winter. The foliage around the lake is primarily brown and wilted with the first new growth of Spring just emerging. Canadian geese swim on the lake in the foreground of several of the photographs, with snow-covered mountains and the Loughee…
File consists photographs of Burnaby Lake taken in late winter. The foliage around the lake is primarily brown and wilted with the first new growth of Spring just emerging. Canadian geese swim on the lake in the foreground of several of the photographs, with snow-covered mountains and the Lougheed Mall skyline visible in the distance. Also included in the file is one photograph of the forest alongside the Brunette River.
File consists of photographs of Burnaby Lake birds compiled by Doreen Lawson. Species depicted include: American coot, pied-billed grebe, barrows and common goldeneye, green-winged teal, wood duck, mallard duck, dowitcher, bittern moved beak, pileated woodpecker, and pigeon.
File consists of photographs of Burnaby Lake birds compiled by Doreen Lawson. Species depicted include: American coot, pied-billed grebe, barrows and common goldeneye, green-winged teal, wood duck, mallard duck, dowitcher, bittern moved beak, pileated woodpecker, and pigeon.
Photographs contents are identified on many of the slide cases within the file.
Note in black ink on recto of slide sheet photographs 618-003-1 : 618-003-4 originally housed in read: "American Coots".
Note in black ink on recto of slide sheets photographs 618-003-5 : 618-003-26 originally housed in read: "Burnaby Lake / Duck-like Birds".
Note in black ink on recto of slide sheets photographs 618-003-27 : 618-003-31 originally housed in read: "Burnaby Lake / Duck-like Birds - Local".
Note in black ink on recto of slide sheets photographs 618-003-43 : 618-003-51 originally housed in read: "Burnaby Lake / Shore Birds / Long Billed Dowitchers".
File consists of photographs of a group of BCIT students and their instructor addling Canadian geese eggs on Burnaby Lake. Addling is a wildlife management practice used to limit flock growth and stabilize bird populations. Members of the group are depicted wearing orange life jackets and travell…
File consists of photographs of a group of BCIT students and their instructor addling Canadian geese eggs on Burnaby Lake. Addling is a wildlife management practice used to limit flock growth and stabilize bird populations. Members of the group are depicted wearing orange life jackets and travelling by canoe to geese nests, agitating geese away from their nests, addling eggs, and returning the eggs to the nests. Also included in the file are three photographs of Canadian geese tending to their nests.
File consists of photographs of cormorants. In three of the photographs cormorants are perched on wooded structures on Burnaby Lake; in the forth a cormorant is depicted taking flight from the water. The cormorants are medium-to-large sized birds with dark feathers and long, thin yellow bills.
File consists of photographs of cormorants. In three of the photographs cormorants are perched on wooded structures on Burnaby Lake; in the forth a cormorant is depicted taking flight from the water. The cormorants are medium-to-large sized birds with dark feathers and long, thin yellow bills.