Thirteen (13) quilled wiigwaasii makakoons (pronounced weeg-wah-see mah-ka-coons) will be visiting their ancestral lands on Michi Saagiig territory from April 22 to November 19, 2023. Michi Saagiig women gave the thirteen birch bark baskets (makakoons) to the Prince of Wales on September 7, 1860, when he stopped at Rice Lake village (now Hiawatha First Nation) as part of a cross-Canada Royal tour.
Entitled “To Honour and Respect: Gifts from the Michi Saagiig Women to the Prince of Wales, 1860,” the exhibition will explore the cultural knowledge, love, respect, and diplomacy that went into the makakoons. The Peterborough Museum & Archives is providing a safe and accessible home for the ancestral makakoons while in Canada.
The exhibit will be open from April 22 to November 19, 2023.
Hours:
Monday-Friday -9am-5pm
Saturday & Sunday- 12pm-5pm