Turtle Island
What does Turtle Island represent?
North America/Canada
What is a Wampum belt?
A visual representation of an agreement, an Indigenous cultural artifact
Treaty 13 is also called the _________ purchase
Toronto
What did the spoon represent?
Sharing, peace
It is not sharp and therefore does not cause harm
Indigenous people (Mohawk) and the Europeans
Who fell down to the earth and rested on the turtle's back?
Skywoman
What are wampum belts made of?
Beads, made out of clam shells
How is Treaty 13 connected to us?
We live on the land
What animal/object did the Dish with One Spoon wampum belt look like?
Eating out of a beaver tail dish
Represented sharing resources and knowledge
When was the two-row wampum belt made?
400 years ago
Which animal sacrificed themselves in order to swim and bring dirt back to the turtle?
Muskrat
How did Wampum belts convey messages?
Through patterns and designs and colours
What are the three sections of Toronto included in Treaty 13?
King, Vaughan, and York
What does "pre-contact" mean?
Before the Europeans came to the land
The treaty symbolized that Indigenous people and Europeans were equal BUT ____________
separate
Where did skywoman come from?
Skyworld
Presentation of Wampum belts symbolized __________ agreements
sincere
What year was Treaty 13 made?
1805
Name one of the Indigenous nations involved in the treaty
Haudenosaunee, Anishnabek
What other colour did the belt have? White and ______
Purple
Which animals carried the skywoman before the turtle?
Geese
What is cultural continuity?
Continuing traditions and keeping them alive
Which treaty/terms did Treaty 13 renegotiate?
Johnson Butler Purchase (of 1787-88)
The treaty aims to share knowledge and ensure survival for who?
survival for future generations
The white beads reprersented peace, power, and ____________
Righteousness