By Alex Murray Writer \u201cFoundational.\u201d That\u2019s how Metis architect Terence Radford describes the influence of Indigenous knowledge and worldviews on Waterfront Toronto\u2019s new Ookwemin Minising Island project. \u201cMy position on this is, it\u2019s foundational. Indigenous peoples have been on this land since time immemorial and are the original caretakers and stewards. And as a landscape architect, my practice involves working with the land,\u201d Radford told Turtle Island News. Radford is the principal landscape architect and founder of Trophic Design, an Indigenous firm that is serving as the local landscape architect and Indigenous design advisor for the island\u2019s design. The island\u2019s name means \u201cplace of the black cherry trees\u201d in Anishinaabemowin and was determined through a process led by the City of Toronto\u2019s Indigenous Affairs office. Previously called Villiers Island, it… <\/p>\n
By Alex Murray Writer \u201cFoundational.\u201d That\u2019s how Metis architect Terence Radford describes the influence of Indigenous knowledge and worldviews on Waterfront Toronto\u2019s new Ookwemin Minising Island project. \u201cMy position on this is, it\u2019s foundational. Indigenous peoples have been on this land since time immemorial and are the original caretakers and stewards. And as a landscape architect, my practice involves working with the land,\u201d Radford told Turtle Island News. Radford is the principal landscape architect and founder of Trophic Design, an Indigenous firm that is serving as the local landscape architect and Indigenous design advisor for the island\u2019s design. The island\u2019s name means \u201cplace of the black cherry trees\u201d in Anishinaabemowin and was determined through a process led by the City of Toronto\u2019s Indigenous Affairs office. Previously called Villiers Island, it... <\/p>\n