inventory of memorial landmarks of new france, towards an integrated approach to heritage canadian...
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Inventory of Memorial Landmarks of New France,
Towards anIntegrated Approach to
Heritage
Canadian Archaeological Association
McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario
Thursday, May 8, 2003
Presented byAlain Roy,
Head of project,Centre interuniversitaire
d’études québécoises,
Université Laval
Presentation of a Pilot Project
1. The ProjectHistory and partners
The concepts
2. Database and website
History
1999-2000: Framework study
2000-2001: Establishing the partnership
2001-2004: Ongoing work on both sides of the Atlantic
Partnership
Commission franco-québécoise des lieux de mémoire communs
Québec • Ministère de la Culture et des Communications• Centre Interuniversitaire d’études québécoises (CIEQ),
Université Laval
FranceNational Level
• Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication
Regional Level: Poitou-Charentes• GERHICO, Université de Poitiers et de La Rochelle• DRAC• Regional and departmental authorities
The Core of the Project:
An Integrated Concept of
Heritage
Three dimensions: A new definition of heritage
The Atlantic dimension
Relationships between heritage sites
New Definition of Heritage
Three components:
1. Built heritage and archaeological sites
Three Components:
• 2. Commemorative markers, where there are no more remains in place
Three Components:
•3. Spatial settlement remains (roads, street layout, etc.)
RelationshipsBetween Heritage Sites
Complexity of human activities implies different kinds of relationships, for example:
Functional
Authority
Through:• People
• Activities
• Events
Etc.
Transatlantic Dimension
Colonial whole on both sides of the Atlantic:
Networks
Relationships (ex.: Fur trade)
Population expansion
Development Perspectives
Cartographic access to the database
Atlas (both paper and electronic support)
Extension: Other areas of France
French Colonial North America• Acadia
• Ontario and the West
• United States
Website Address
www.memoirenf.cieq.ulaval.ca/quebec