We have not forgotten the land. In every
generation we have affirmed our claim to our ancestral lands.
Darrell George dip netting salmon, Fraser
River near Lillooet, British Columbia, 1999, photograph by
Nicholette Prince
Canadian Museum of Civilization, S99-11492, CD2001-010-007
We have an ancient bond with the land. Our bond
with the land is forged in knowledge.
Scraping a moose hide for tanning, Ojibwa,
Lac Seul, Ontario, 1919, photograph by Frederick W. Waugh
Canadian Museum of Civilization, 45721, CD96-616-021
Our bond with the land is forged in
centuries of work.
William Styres and Mrs. Johnson using corn
mortar, Quebec, 1912, photograph by Frederick W. Waugh
Canadian Museum of Civilization, 17168, CD95-817-023
Our bond with the land is forged in the
prayers, offerings and dances that hold our connections with
other living beings of the earth.
Dancer
Collection of the Woodland Cultural Centre
We speak of our bond with the land in the
things we make, in the memories of our Elders and in the voices
of our own experience.
Mrs. Bomberry, 1912, photograph by Frederick W. Waugh
Showing last step in basket weaving before binding the edge, Grand River, Ontario
Canadian Museum of Civilization, 18818, CD95-823-020
