A New Shell To Hide Under

The picture is of the newly revealed part of the Vanier campus garden, the Turtle Garden. The garden gets its name from the shell-like exterior, resembling the shell of a turtle. Being inside it is very calming and cooling, it gives you a nice place to sit or lay in and hide away from the sun. The Turtle Garden sheds light on the Indigenous communities who were the original inhabitants of the land we live on. It's interesting that a turtle inspires its name and shape because Montreal was referred to as Turtle Island by many indigenous communities and was a gathering place for ceremonies and…