The Battle of Nepean Point

A story about a famous Canadian monument that's unfinished, inaccurate, celebrated, loathed, shamed, shunned, loved...

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French subtitles by: Marika Lapointe

Artist Jeff Thomas' Website (check out 'Seize the Space' portfolios, 'Champlain Series 2000 - 2011'): http://jeff-thomas.ca/

If you've somehow never listened to A Tribe Called Red: https://goo.gl/fWU4Sv

Where Ottawa's head is at today in regards to Nepean Point (see: no mention of the statues in future plans): https://goo.gl/jT4unb

An example of what Ottawa needs more of in terms of Indigenous-focused-and-made monuments, by artist Llyod Pinay, the National Aboriginal Veterans Monument: https://goo.gl/zNWSGg

The 'Scout' was named in a naming ceremony in 2013, but the plaque remains vague: https://goo.gl/xhsg3G

A few notes:

- Originally the 'Scout' was supposed to be in a canoe, the citizen's collective at the time weren't able to come up with the fundraising to finish it.
- Originally there was no 'Scout', only a couple months later did people at the time think they should honour the Indigenous who led Champlain through the country along the Ottawa River.
- Champlain was only in Ottawa briefly (4 days recorded in some places), so he really has next to nothing to do with the capital. Some have argued that if there's got to be a settler up there, it should be John A. or another notable Ottawan.
- The 'Scout's' new location divides opinion of Indigenous voices— some have said it should have stayed where it was.
- There is no recorded historical image of Samuel de Champlain, some guy posted his own portrait on Champlain's map collection and from then on we've never thought twice.

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