Sept. 13th -
Dr Gary Warrick – A Discussion of Carhagouha,
site of the first Catholic Mass in Ontario in 1615.
Dr.
Gary Warrick - Laurier University, Associate Professor, Contemporary Studies
and Indigenous Studies; Fellow, Tshepo Institute for the Study
of Contemporary Africa.
A Population
History of the Huron-Petun, A.D. 500-1650 by Gary Warrick – 2008 - reconstructs
the population history of the Wendat-Tionontaté (Huron-Petun) people using archaeological,
paleodemographic, historical, and epidemiological research. This book argues
that the Wendat-Tionontaté occupied southern Ontario for thousands of years and
that maize agriculture was gradually adopted by groups who were not
experiencing population pressure, but who were simply interested in
supplementing their hunting, gathering, and fishing diet with a reliable food
that could also be stored to avert winter famine deaths. The book demonstrates
that gradual population growth followed the adoption of maize agriculture, but
that rapid population growth did not occur until the fourteenth century,
encouraged by the colonization of new lands. The book also documents and
explains why epidemic diseases of European origin did not occur among the Wendat-Tionontaté
and other Native peoples of eastern North America until the 1630s.
Meeting Details:
Meeting held at Huronia Museum at 7 pm, presentation open to the public,
chapter business meeting which follows the presentation is open only to chapter
members.
Huronia Museum + Native Village -- 549
Little Lake Park Rd. Midland, Ont. 705.526.2844
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