What do the symbols on the map represent?
The border of the poster shows symbols that are particularly meaningful to First Nations in Ontario. • At the top centre the Two Row Wampum represents treaties of peace and friendship made when the Haudensaunee, and Iroquois Confederacy, first came into contact with European nations. The two rows symbolize two paths or two vessels travelling down the same rivers together. One, a birch bark canoe, is for First Nations, their laws, customs and ways. The other, a ship, is for Europeans with their laws, customs and ways. • The three beads separating the rows symbolize peace, friendship and respect. The wampum represents travelling the river together, side by side, but in different vessels. The principle of the Two Row Wampum became the basis for treaties and agreements between First Nations and European nations. • At the bottom centre of the border, the Hiawatha Wampum symbolizes formation of the Iroquois League. Four of the five founding nations are represented as rectangles. Onondaga, th
