Jeff Monague, a resident of Christian Island, Pipe Carrier and representative from the Culture and; Heritage Committee of the Beausoleil First Nation. |
On Feb. 1st, six
members of the Huronia Chapter of the O.A.S attended a Pipe Ceremony held
at the Simcoe County District School Board's Education Centre in Midhurst,
Ontario. Two of the Huronia Chapter's
attendees were Janet Turner and Jim Shropshire , both of whom were part of the
archaeological team that excavated the Molson Site from May to October, 1985.
Hosting the event was Corry Van Nispen of the SCDSB and Darryl
Wines of the Collections Department of the Simcoe County Museum.
The ceremony was conducted by Jeff Monague, a
resident of Christian Island, Pipe Carrier and representative from the Culture
and Heritage Committee of the Beausoleil First Nation. A member of the chapter presented a gift of tobacco to Mr. Monague, paying honour and due respect to him at this occasion.
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