On Wednesday, September 24th and Thursday, September 25th the Grade 11 English (Understanding Contemporary First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Voices) classes traveled to Crawford Lake! In the deepest part of the lake 75 ft below the surface, sediment is deposited in annual layers and remains totally undisturbed. Scientists researching this sediment in the early 1970s discovered corn pollen dating from the 13th to 15th century. This led to the discovery of the archaeological footprints of a Wendat or Attawandaron village. Three longhouses from this village have been reconstructed on their original footprint to help educate the public about the area’s Indigenous history. Students took a walking tour of the lake, learned about the uses of different plants as medicine, visited a three sisters garden, played lacrosse, and explored the reconstructed longhouses. This experience built on the discussions we’ve had in class about Indigenous ways of knowing and really brought all our learning to life.