#3: The Pavilion
Summary: Expo 1967 was the centrepiece of Canada’s 100th birthday. In a country of only 20 million, 50 million people attended Expo ’67. Amid the crowds and the pageantry, one building stood out. The Indians of Canada Pavilion. This was more than a tall glass tipi. It revealed (at least partly) Canada’s sordid colonial history, and it challenged the myth of Canada being a peace-loving and tolerant society. We tell the surprising story of the historical experts who put this thing together, and the public’s reaction to their work.<br> ———-MORE———-<br> This episode has loads more information, citations, and resources. You can find those on our website, <a href="https://www.citedpodcast.com/">citedpodcast.com</a>. Including articles about: the <a href="https://www.citedpodcast.com/the-pavilion-world-fairs/">history of indigenous peoples at World’s Fairs</a>, thoughts on ‘<a href="https://www.citedpodcast.com/pavilion-blog-objectivity/">objectivity</a>,’ and the limits of <a href="https://www.citedpodcast.com/blog-beyond-trauma/">trauma narratives</a>. Also, we have a <a href="https://www.citedpodcast.com/the-pavilion-transcript/">transcript.</a><br> ———-CORRECTION———<br> 05/27/2020: In an earlier version of this podcast, we mistakingly mentioned that Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission was led by Senator Gordon Sinclair. In fact, it was Senator Murray Sinclair.<br> ———-FOLLOW CITED———<br> To keep up with Cited, follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/citedpodcast">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/citedpodcast/">Facebook</a>. Tweet at us, or email your feedback to <a href="mailto:info@citedmedia.ca">info@citedmedia.ca</a>–we might just read it on the show.<br> ———-CREDITS———<br> This piece was produced by <a href="https://twitter.com/pollyleger?lang=en">Polly Leger.</a> Edited by <a href="https://twitter.com/gordonkatic?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">Gordon Katic</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/Samadeus?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">Sam Fenn.</a> <br> Our theme song and original music is by our composer, <a href="http://mikebarber.ca/">Mike Barber</a>. With other music by Bear Fox and the Kontiwennenhawi – Akwesasne Women Singers. <a href="https://www.dakotakoop.com/">Dakota Koop</a> is our graphic designer. Our production manager is David Tobiasz, and executive producers are <a href="https://twitter.com/gordonkatic?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">Gordon Katic</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/Samadeus?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">Sam Fenn.</a><br> Thank you to: the hostesses who shared their time with us, Barbara Wilson, Janice Antoine, Velma Robinson and Vina Starr; Romney Copeman and the Deslile Family; the Marjoribanks family for sharing their father’s memoir; the Russ Moses Archive, and Russ’s son, John Moses; Doreen Manuel and the estate of George Manuel; the York University Archives; Jane Griffith and Greg Spence; and to Clinton L.G. Morin and L. Manuel Baechlin for production help in Ottawa.<br> This episode was funded in part by the Social Science and Humanities Research Council. It’s part of a larger project on the politics of historical commemoration. <a href="https://twitter.com/beagleg?lang=en">Professor Eagle Glassheim</a> at the University of British Columbia is the academic lead on that project.<br> Cited is produced out of the <a href="https://ethics.utoronto.ca/">Centre of Ethics</a> at the University of Toronto, which is on the traditional land of Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat Peoples. Cited is also produced out of the <a href="https://www.msl.ubc.ca/">Michael Smith Laboratories</a> at the University of British ...
