[Indigsol] The Truth that Wampum Tells: Learning Canada's Constitutional History through Wampum Diplomacy

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*The Truth that Wampum Tells: Learning Canada's Constitutional History
through Wampum Diplomacy*



Featuring Author / Activist / Artist Dr. Lynn Gehl, Algonquin
Anishinaabe-kwe


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*Thursday, April 23rd, 2015*

*Black Squirrel Books, 1073 Bank Street (at Sunnyside Avenue)*

*6:30pm - 8:30pm*



There is some parking to the south of the building, but often little
on-street parking, because of proximity to the Mayfair.



Note on Accessibility: Unfortunately, this event is not accessible. This
location does not have an accessible washroom. There is a small (5-10 cm)
step in front of the entrance, which some wheelchairs have crossed in the
past.


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*Event description:*



The 1763 Royal Proclamation, Canada's first constitutional document, was
ratified at the 1764 Treaty at Niagara. Because successive governments have
promoted a particular version of Canada's history - a fiction of two
founding nations - the broader Canadian public is unaware of the
significant role Indigenous Nations held in Canada's creation.



To guarantee the successful ratification of the Proclamation, assure a
clear understanding, and codify the historic event at Niagara, British
representative William Johnson relied on the Indigenous governance practice
known as wampum diplomacy. He presented two Wampum Belts to the
Anishinaabeg: The British and Western Great Lakes Covenant Chain
Confederacy Wampum Belt and The Twenty Four Nations Wampum Belt. The former
Belt codified a relationship between equal allies and the latter Belt
represented the Indigenous Nations that participated in the Treaty.  In
turn, Indigenous Nations presented Johnson with a Two Row Wampum Belt.



Through Dr. Lynn Gehl's doctoral work on the Algonquin land claims process
she created new editions of these Wampum Belts and accepted the
responsibility of creating a contemporary Wampum bundle. It is this bundle
that she opens and reads in a traditional way via the oral tradition
explaining the events at Niagara. In this way she contributes to the
resurgence of Indigenous knowledge.



During this event, Dr. Lynn Gehl will be selling two of her books. Proceeds
from this book go to supporting her ongoing work.



On Sale:



Mkadengwe: Sharing Canada's Colonial Process through Black Face Methodology
($17.95)



The Truth that Wampum Tells: My Debwewin on the Algonquin Land Claims
Process ($22.95)
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