Tribute – to the still native land   “Do give back something when taking something away”, is a First Nations peoples’ teaching I learned when I was doing a short staying at Gibraltar Point Artist Lodge at the Toronto Islands. The artist residency resides right next to the once upon a time Canoe Resting Place” of the First Nations people, when they were still travelling up the down the water way. They say, it was a good spot to nurture a body and its soul.  No wonder the spot gives rise to a school and now an artist residence. Interestingly, the islands have never been signed off to the Canadian government and therefore it is still Native land proper, even though the City is governing it now as a park. Most of the people in Toronto is unaware of these islands’ status, only taking it as a place for them to steal away from the mundane city life. To give back to this tranquil and creative place, I decided to pay my tribute to the people and the place, by making visible the land’s forgotten status. I decided to do a few things: