High Park Stewards - Legends, Myths and Land Claims January 23, 2011

Elder Garry Sault, band member of the Mississaugas of New Credit First Nation will be presenting traditional storytelling. He is a marvellous storyteller. The legends and myths are not only highly entertaining and fascinating but educational as some stories are a reminder of the medicinal benefits of plants. The wildflowers, shrubs, trees and grasses of the Black Oak Savannah would have once been common knowledge to First Nations as to their medical, edible and other uses.

Mississaugas of New Credit, part of the great Ojibwa Nation, inhabited much of the Golden Horseshoe, including Toronto. In 1805, the land including Toronto and surrounding areas was "sold" for 10 shillings. This past October there was a historic settlement of 145 million in compensation of the woefully inadequate original purchase payment. There will be a film and discussion about the claims settlement.

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