Adhesion by Wapacomagate to Treaty of September 7, 1764 on behalf of the Mississagua [sic] Nation

Adhesion by Wapacomagate to Treaty of September 7, 1764 on behalf of the Mississagua [sic] Nation

Adhesion by Wapacomagate to Treaty of September 7, 1764 on behalf of the Mississagua [sic] Nation

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Introduction

This document asserts that Wapacomagate acknowledges that his people considered themselves "Subjects and Children," not brothers, of the king of England. Without this acknowledgement, they were not to be admitted into the "Submission and Articles of Peace." Wapacomagate signs with a unique doodem: a bird with two medals around its neck. This calls into question what the signifier (i.e. the doodem) is meant to signify: the presence of the medals appear to be a clear representation of Wapacomagate's individual identity, not his nations' collective identity.

Nation of Maker: None
Nation of Origin

Nation(s) mentioned in document.

Date Made or Date Range: 1764-09-10
Materials

Unknown

Techniques or Format

Ink on paper

Additional Context

The medals around the eagle doodem may be significant with respect to respresenation and individual versus collective identity.

Description of Writing/Text

People: Wapacomagate; Bradstreet; Colonel

Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

date in document

Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 048/4 (folder 48; folio 4)
GKS Reference Number: 522
How to Cite this Item

048/4 (folder 48; folio 4)

Record Creation Context

Created by Research Assistant Aaron Mills during the first summer of the SSHRC Aboriginal Research Grant 2007 to 2010

Approximate Place of Origin

43.3, -78.1