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Time Immemorial: A Misko-Aki Timeline

Indigenous peoples have lived in Misko-Aki since time immemorial. Oral histories such
as the Anishinaabek creation story describe how Indigenous peoples interacted with this landscape. The artefacts found in the area date human presence to over 13,000 years ago!

A pre-contact agreement called the Dish with One Spoon was established to end
any conflict between nations. After contact and the establishment of the fur trade, the competition for resources disrupted the Dish agreement. The Anishinaabek continued to occupy the land; the Métis presence began after the War of 1812.

The Coldwater Experiment of 1830-1836 began to settle Anishinaabe people onto reserves. The Haudenosaunee Wahta Mohawks moved into the region in 1881. Today, Muskoka is home to a wide variety of people from the world over. Come along and enjoy the journey that is Misko-Aki

The Upcoming Faces: The Seven Generations

In the Haudenosaunee tradition Tahatikonhsontóntie refers to the new faces coming along, meaning that the Earth holds the coming generations. Therefore, we always have to take into consideration how our decisions will impact the future.

An Indigenous philosophy of the Seven Generations is that what we do today will be felt by our relations in the future. As human beings, we have a responsibility to build healthy relationships with the land, animals, and other people so that our descendants may enjoy peace and good health.

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Rob Macdonald, Archaeologist, provides some perspective on the 13,000-year presence of Indigenous people in Misko-Aki. (Length: 1:00)