Mooring subjects of heritage: proprioceptive emplacement at Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump

Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump (HSIBJ) employs proprioceptive emplacement to immerse visitors within a heritage landscape that intertwines Blackfoot and settler-colonial narratives. The Interpretive Centre uses motion-triggered projections to anchor visitors in official national heritage narratives, confirming their subjectivity through physiological awareness of body position and movement. This proprioceptive grounding places visitors within an 'ancient' narratology of nation, addressing settler anxieties about latecoming status while reinforcing broader archaeological and heritage frameworks.

Chew, M. (2016). Mooring subjects of heritage: proprioceptive emplacement at Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump. International Journal of Heritage Studies, 22(9), 679–689. https://doi.org/10.1080/13527258.2016.1184700