Two colleagues and friends share their experience of trying to live by the treaty principles of the Two Row Wampum (1610s) and the Silver Covenant Chain (1660s) to navigate the river of life more effectively, increasing the viability of relationships between different worlds. In light of climate change, ancestral knowledge from the European ship and the Indigenous canoe must be more thoughtfully engaged. This presentation is our lifeline to each other as individuals and as communities.

Dr. Daniel Coleman (Scots-Irish/Danish Canadian), is a teacher and writer, recently retired from McMaster’s Department of English & Cultural Studies. Rick Hill O.C. (Tuscarora, Six Nations), is an artist, historian, and Vice President of the Niagara Academy for Indigenous Relations.