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Wampum Belts Discovery
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Histoire et patrimoine Autochtone Vérité et réconciliationDate and time
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Knox Presbyterian Church Sixteen
1150 Dundas Street West
Oakville, ON
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Free.
Offered in English.
À propos
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.
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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.
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