Indigenous History Month / Mois de l’histoire autochtone
Sauvons la Falaise would like to recognize National Indigenous History Month There is ongoing discussion among scholars, historians, and archaeologists about where and when Indigenous groups may have lived in what is now Notre-Dame-de-Grâce and Ville Saint-Pierre, particularly around the Saint-Jacques Escarpment. Source: Souvenirs et mémoires Côte-des-Neiges Notre-Dame-de-Grâce et Outremont What we do know is that at the base of the Falaise Saint-Jacques once lay a lake: Otter Lake, also known as Little Saint-Pierre Lake. It is said to have once been the largest body of water on the Island of Montreal. It is believed that, prior to the arrival of Europeans, the lake’s shores were cultivated by Indigenous peoples and that the lake served as a travel route. There is still much to learn and perhaps to uncover... SLF volunteers look forward to continuing this journey. More importantly, we lo...