The American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) held its sixth annual AISES in Canada National Gathering in Vancouver, British Columbia.
During the event, the attendees celebrated places that reflect the influence of First Nations peoples.
In a recent edition of Winds of Change, the AISES Editorial wrote about their visit to the Capilano Suspension Bridge.
They learned how the bridge concept and construction incorporated Indigenous knowledge.
When a Scottish land developer George Grant Mackay decided to build a suspension bridge above the Capilano River in western British Columbia, he reportedly consulted with two Squamish Nation brothers, August Jack and Willie Jack Khahtsahlano.
Mackay collaborated with the brothers, who used their Indigenous knowledge and engineering skills to help bring the bridge to fruition.
August and Willie were carpenters whose grandfather, Chief Khahtsahlano, migrated to the area to harvest the cedar trees that were a prime resource for canoe-making.
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