The History and Archaeology of the Iroquois du Nord: Diving into Published Material, Site Locations, and Land Acknowledgements
In the second episode of this four-part series, Ronald Williamson, Founder and Senior Associate of Archaeological Services Inc., dives deeper into his coedited volume, The History and Archaeology of the Iroquois du Nord. First, he outlines the lack of published material available on the archeology of the Iroquois du Nord, a 17th-century series of Haudenosaunee settlements on the north shore of Lake Ontario. Further, Ron walks through the questions surrounding the location of a site in Burlington, discussing how understandings of glass bead assemblages helped to disprove previous theories. Last, he highlights the complexities of land acknowledgements, and explains the inclusion of the Haudenosaunee in Toronto’s acknowledgement.
Editor’s Note: “Iroquois du Nord” refers to a series of Haudenosaunee settlements in the 1660s-70s on the north shore of Lake Ontario. As Ron explains in episode 332, “Iroquois” was a European term assigned to Haudenosaunee peoples, which are comprised of the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, and Tuscarora. To learn more, Richard Hill, a Tuscarora and a contributor to the book, discusses Haudenosaunee territory and archives in an interview with The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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