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Polishing the Chain Ceremony

Date

Tuesday January 25, 2022
3:15 pm - 4:00 pm

Location

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Patrick Deane, Principal and Vice-Chancellor is pleased to invite you to attend the Polishing the Chain Ceremony, a commitment ceremony to reaffirm the promise of the friendship wampum. Each year, we recommit to this relationship through the Polishing the Chain Ceremony, to keep the rust from forming.

Tuesday, January 25, 2022

3:15 pm - Registration begins

3:30 pm - Ceremony begins

Queen鈥檚 Senate meeting will begin immediately following the ceremony

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87035261169

Meeting ID: 870 3526 1169

Questions: senate@queensu.ca

Queen's Friendship Wampum

Sk茅n:nen Atenro鈥檚er谩:kon t谩non Ka鈥檔ikonhr铆:io

Wa鈥檏贸n:ion ne Queen鈥檚 University tsi ioh茅tstha ne kaianer茅nhsera ne Kasw茅ntha Atenro鈥檚er谩:kon atia鈥檛谩hnha, n茅 ne Konti鈥檛ar铆:sere Ka鈥檔ist茅nhsera tak贸ntka鈥檞e Tyendinaga nition茅:non t谩non ne Kahs贸htshera Iotiti贸hkwaien ne Kingston k铆 7 sh铆skare Ennisk贸:wa 2017.

K铆 kakweni茅nston ate鈥檔ient茅nhtshera ti贸konte e鈥檛ho k谩ien n贸:nen enhontkenn铆:sa ne ratiianerenhser贸n:nis, ne wathr贸:ris tsi enk谩:take tsi waterihwahser贸n:ni ne Sk茅n:en t谩non Atenro鈥檚er谩:kon.

Peace, Friendship, and Good Minds

The friendship wampum belt was presented to 成人大片 Senate by the Clan Mothers at Tyendinaga, and the Grandmothers' Council in Kingston, on March 7, 2017. 

This cherished symbol is now present at all Senate meetings, to represent the lasting covenant of peace and friendship. 

To learn more about wampum, you may be interested in this from Richard Hill, Tuscarora scholar and expert in this field.