This is an archived event from Culture Days 2023.
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(Detail) Johnson to Wabbicommicot Belt, photograph by Ward LaForme Jr.
Wampum Belts Discovery
In-person
History & heritage Indigenous Truth and ReconciliationDate and time
Location
Knox Presbyterian Church Sixteen
1150 Dundas Street West
Oakville, ON
Access
Free.
Offered in English.
About
Discover the importance of wampum belts in recording the history of the Indigenous people of Turtle Island. Darin Wybenga, Traditional Knowledge and Land Use Coordinator for the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation (MCFN) will explain how wampum belts originated and how they recorded the relationships and agreements between the MCFN and the settlers to this land.
Organizer
Town of Oakville, Halton Heritage Services, Conservation Halton, Knox Presbyterian Church Sixteen.
The group organizing the event is made up of a variety of groups including: The Town of Oakville, Oakville Museum, Halton Heritage Services, Conservation Halton, Knox Presbyterian Church Sixteen and Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation.
This event is part of a hub:
The Crossing: Community Heritage Day
Halton Heritage Services, Knox Sixteen, Town of Oakville, Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. Oakville, ONDiscover the history of the place known today as Lions Valley Park! Since the first Indigenous people lived on this land, the place know today as Lions Valley Park has been an important location because it was where the river could be cros...
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