The Hidden Journals: Captain Vancouver & His Mapmaker

HIstory turns into mystery when the authors begin to research the oral stories about Wade Baker's ancestor, Third Lieutenant Joseph Baker, mapmaker on HMS Discovery. from 1791 to 1795. Memories from Grannie Lizzie and other Coast Salish and Hawaiian elders lead to authentic stories about Captain Vancouver, and his officer's relationships with Kings, Queens and royal families in their kingdoms in North America and Hawaii.

When Wade and Mary started their research, they did not realize how extensively this important piece of Pacific West Coast history had been airbrushed from the records. Over eight years of investigation with several museums around the world as well as many conversations and interviews with Maui and Vancouver cultural elders, uncover a very different Captain Vancouver than the man portrayed in mainstream history. Stories revealed about the respectful social and trading interactions with the native peoples are compelling. moving. and insightful. The book includes many photos of knowledge keepers, as well as protocols around chieftanships as Wade Baker's late mother Emily Nelson Baker was a four copper chieftain. Maps and detailed "observations of the day" from log books and journals are included with permission from the various museums consulted. A Chapter on Captain Cook gives an alternate and indigenous version of events. Captain Vancouver was a young midshipman on the ship, and was a witness to the events that shaped his character for future voyages.

The authors were honoured to meet the British descendants of Lt. Baker in 2017, and a new epilogue from 2018 details the meeting and reconciliation that occurred.

The Hidden Journals will forever change how you think about the indigenous people and their history, and brings understanding to the profound effects that the later historical distortions of those times had on the subconscious beliefs we carry today. The 1790's to the early 1800's was a time of high-level friendships between cultures, and an era of spiritual and mystical values about the land, water and sky. This open-hearted adventure is an inspiration for these times, and a call to the reader to pick up the torch and continue their own journeys of discovery.

The book was chosen for an Honourable Mention at the Whistler Independent Author's Festival Awards, and the authors were interviewed by Shelagh Rogers at CBC Radio for The Next Chapter series.

Author: Mary Tasi, Baker Wade
Publisher: Sky Spirit Studio: Art Images
Published: 11/19/2015
Pages: 246
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.56d
ISBN: 9780993843815

About the Author
Tasi, Mary: - Mary Tasi was born in England, and immigrated to Canada in 1967. She was educated at the University of Waterloo as an urban planner and spent over 20 years in the urban design and research field. She has also spent over 20 years within indigenous communities listening to oral stories of ancient times. She is co-founder of Sky Spirit Studio: Art Images, a public art and urban design firm specializing in historical community projects.Wade, Baker: - Wade Baker is a Coast Salish author and artist, descended from the Chief Capilano who met Captain George Vancouver in 1792 in the present day Vancouver. Wade was born in Vancouver in 1956, and is also descended from Kwakiutl and Tlingit (Alaskan) Chieftanships, as well as Hudson Bay Fur Traders and Lieutenant Joseph Baker, Royal Navy Officer. Wade was chosen by the Royal Canadian Mint to design a coin for Canada in 2,000, and he has won many awards including the 2013 Public Art Award of Excellence from the City of North Vancouver in 2013. He specializes in educational cultural storytelling, sharing the many legends of his ancestry with international tourists and students.

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