As long as the sun shines, the grass grows, and the river flows

The Mi’kmaq-Wolastoqey Centre is proud to host the University of New Brunswick’s first Peace and Friendship Treaty Days, from October 28 to 30, 2015. They will celebrate the peace and friendship treaties signed by the British Crown and the Wabanaki peoples of the Maritimes between 1725 and 1799 and how the peace and friendship treaties continue to define the relationship between the Crown and Indigenous peoples today. Is is their hope that Peace and Friendship Treaty Days will encourage all of us to build towards reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians.

Along with public lectures on the evenings of October 28^th and 29^th and displays of Indigenous arts, crafts, and cultures and the Wabanaki and English understandings of the peace and friendship treaties, the centerpiece of Peace and Friendship Treaty Days, 2015 is a symposium, “Towards Reconciliation: Fulfilling the Promise of the Peace and Friendship Treaties” on October 29 and 30, at the Wu Conference Centre on UNB’s Fredericton campus.

From here, you can find out about the agenda of Peace and Friendship Treaty Days, 2015, register for the symposium, learn about the people who will be speaking at Peace and Friendship Treaty Days, connect to a map of the UNB Fredericton campus so you can see where the Peace and Friendship Treaty Days events will be, connect to the Delta Hotel Fredericton to book a room for your stay at Peace and Friendship Treaty Days.

They also want to thank their generous sponsors for their support of this important event – Olthuis, Kleer, Townshend LLP, the City of Fredericton and the Department of Anthropology at UNB. They look forward to seeing you at Peace and Friendship Treaty Days, 2015 and hope you enjoy the event!

Orignal post: http://www.unb.ca/conferences/peaceandfriendshiptreatydays/