This project, done with students of Dalhousie University, is
about revisiting our own histories. General Cornwallis is officially
regarded as the founder of Halifax. He was a British General, who during
his time in Nova Scotia issued a decree offering a bounty for the scalps
of Mi’maq including non-combatants, women and children. This was part of
a grim history of genocidal policies targeting indigenous people. The Eye
Level project created the opportunity for anyone to climb the stairs to
visit Cornwallis, and read his proclamation back to him. The implication
is that we need to constantly revisit history, to re consider how and why
we create heroes and monuments to our pasts.
