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- 2013-04-24 - 2013-04-27 (Contribution)
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1 Flag
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Elder John Cree submitted this item to the Bentwood Box during the Quebec National Event on April 27, 2013.
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A flag made for the Mohawks of Kanehsatàike. On it are symbols of the nation's three clans (turtle, bear, wolf), the purple and white of the wampum beads, the Tree of Peace that is the Confederacy, the flint for the nation as People of the Flint, and two war clubs buried beneath the tree to symbolize that never will arms be raised against their own people again.
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None expected
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- John Cree (Contributor)
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ISAD(G)
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Draft
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Full
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Language(s)
- English
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- Latin