“When I was at a research conference during my undergrad, the presenter was speaking on the different ways that western and non-western communities record history,” Ndlovu said. The Lyford Cay School alumna said she conceived the idea to create an archival project at a research conference she attended during her time studying art history at Emory University. There’s depth to our culture there’s excellence in our culture that I think should be celebrated.” “There is so much more to our history than that. “I found myself wondering: ‘Do we still need to speak about our history as if we only ever existed when in relation to Columbus or the British Empire? I also realized that the curriculum was undeniably British-influenced, even though we are an independent nation. In an interview with Eyewitness News, she said: “I definitely recognized that there were gaps in what we covered in history class, from primary school through senior high. The Late Sir Lynden Pindling and Dame Marguerite Pindling attend a celebration in this photo featured on Baha Archives. #Tiktok archive archiveThe 23-year-old history buff curated the archive with the core purpose of bridging the gap in historical knowledge within a younger generation of Bahamians and the diaspora, asserting that the way our history is often taught within the school system misrepresents our true cultural identity. The project is hosted on both the photo-sharing social media site Instagram and the popular video-sharing app TikTok, amassing a combined 9,000-plus followers between both of the platforms. It had a timely launch, in January 2020, on the cusp of the COVID-19 outbreak that prompted organizations around the world to engage a quarantined audience with virtual content. The digital photo archive, which touts itself as an online history museum, features a gallery of over 400 timeless photos depicting ordinary Bahamian life from as far back as the early 1900s to snapshots of the monumental moments that have been etched into the Bahamian historical memory. NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Bahamian Art Historian Tiera Ndlovu is turning back the hands of time and ushering a new generation into the annals of Bahamian history with her groundbreaking virtual archive Baha Archives. “There’s depth to our culture there’s excellence in our culture that I think should be celebrated”
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