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This relative is a single moccasin crafted in style that is similar to other examples of Seneca moccasins, suggesting the maker was Seneca themselves. The maker lined the cuff with a red patterned fabric and edged it with white beads. They also added ribbons to

This relative is a leather belt bag. Its maker used red, black, and white quills to create a multitude of designs on the front face of this relative. At the top of the bag there are two Thunderbird figures made using red quills. There is

This relative is a reticule base crafted using birchbark and decorated with dyed moose hair. Its maker dedicated their time to create an intricate scene showing two people paddling a canoe, the water rippling below them. Overhead they are surrounded by florals and foliage, amongst

This relative is a reticule base made out of birchbark. Its maker utilized dyed moose hair to create finely detailed designs across the outer surface of the birchbark. This relative depicts a person sitting against a small tree wearing what appears to be some form

This relative is a reticule base made out of birchbark. Its maker dedicated their time to intricately decorate this relative with a scene of two black, four-legged animals, possibly wolves, surrounded by florals and foliage with a bird perched high on a branch above them

This relative is a knife sheath. Its maker intricately adorned this relative with dyed quills. A pair of birds can be seen at the top of the sheath, perched above a person walking. They are carrying what could be a pipe. At the bottom tip

This relative is a knife sheath crafted out of birchbark and decorated with quills. Its maker used red/pink, white and blue dyed quills to create a trailing floral design along the length of the sheath. The maker ensured this relative was as beautiful as it

This relative is a pipe bowl that flares out towards the opening of the bowl where the tobacco would be placed into the pipe. The maker incised a pattern of diagonal lines along the midline of the bowl bordered by two strips of a repeating

This relative is a pipe bowl that is spherical in shape except for the opening at the top of the bowl where tobacco would have been placed. The maker incised a pattern of vertical lines along the midline of the bowl bordered by two strips

This relative is a tobacco pouch. The maker decorated the pouch with numerous vertical rows of quill plaiting with patterns in red, white, and black. Glass beads that appear to be imitations of wampum beads have been used to line the edges, as well a

This relative, a pipe tomahawk, has a number of decorative details. The maker engraved triangular and rounded arch patterns along the edges of the axe head, as well as a four-petaled flour design on each side of the blade. There are two visible notches in

This relative is a pipe tomahawk. It's maker intricately engraved the pipe bowl and axe-head. A repeating triangular pattern is seen along the edges of the pipe bowl and axe-head. Additionally, on each side of the axe blade, a three-petalled flower resembling a trillium has

Decorated and constructed with glass beads resembling wampum beads, this relative, a bag, is part of a long, honoured tradition. The maker composed the strap of mostly purple beads with seven pairs of checkered white diamonds. The front flap of the bag is fully covered

These relatives, a pair of moccasins, are decorated with a single row of quill plaiting down the toes, heels, and along the cuffs. Their maker chose a variety of colours to adorn these moccasins, including white, black, red, and light blue. The edges of the

These relatives are a pair of moccasins with five rows of woven, flattened quills create a repeating diamond pattern down the toes and along the cuffs. Woven quills are also used to create a diagonal geometric pattern down the back of the heel. White beads

This relative is a moccasin decorated with red, white, and black quills. The gathered centre front seam was crafted with a remarkable level of artistry, leaving almost no ridges along the toe of the moccasin. Four rows of quill plaiting adorn this seam with a

These relatives, a pair of moccasins, are decorated with quill plaiting of red, white, and black quills, creating bold geometric patterns. Along the toe, the design begins as three rows of quillwork which transition into a single row that extends to the tip of the

In 1778, eight Anishinaabe council fires of the Upper Michigan peninsula region responded to the request of their British allies to allow British troops to harvest wood on the island. By 1780, the Anishinaabe allowed the British to construct a stockaded village, permitted farming on

Dating back to Alliance agreements between the Kanienʼkehá꞉ka and the Dutch in the 17th century, the Covenant Chain between the British and the Haudenosaunee dating back to around 1666, which expanded during the Seven Years War to include Seven Nations and the Anishinaabek. The Alliance

These relatives are arrows. They are attributed to the Baraga Donation and currently reside at the Slovene Ethnographic Museum.