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Finding your family history at the Fairfield Museum
Genealogy
Chatham-Kent Museum
Deanna Bullard, Museum Education Coordinator has alot to say about our history of Chatham-Kent. Let her take you on a tour of what the Museum has to offer to everyone in Chatham-Kent
Moraviantown Ontario Canada Delaware pow wow Highlights 5/9/09
Moraviantown Ontario Canada Delaware pow wow Highlights 5/9/09
The Fairfield Museum and History Center: Promise of Freedom - Fairfield, CT
The Fairfield Museum and History Center presents their latest exhibition: Promise of Freedom
BizzBuzzTV.com
go! Westbank First Nations Museum
Host Doug Brown explores the rich culture and heritage of the West Bank First Nation at the Sncewips Heritage Museum.
Fairfield Moravian Settlement: Living in the Past
A student film illustrating the Moravian settlement in Droylsden Manchester, and the issues it faced with the start of the industrial revolution
Moraviantown Pow Wow
Aleksandra Navarro attends the Pow Wow in Moraviantown to speak with Chief Greg Peters and former Chief Phil Snake to learn more about the community, their history and their concerns to preserve their autonomy and sovereignty.
BATTLE OF THE THAMES 2013 - Invitation to visitors
Mark Dickerson, the President of the Battle of the Thames 2013 Committee is inviting everyone to come and witness the Bicentennial Celebration of the War of 1812 and the Battle of the Thames in thamesville, Ontario on the 4-5th of October 2013.
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The year is 1813 and the balance of power in the Lake Erie region is tipping in favour of the Americans. The Battle of Lake Erie is lost to the Americans under Oliver Hazzard Perry and the British fleet is smashed. Fearing being completely cut off from supply routes, General Proctor decides to retreat to Burlington, but fails to adequately inform his inferior officers and Tecumseh of his plans which leads to distrust and suspicion. Tecumseh agrees to follow the British. Together, Proctor's 41st regiment and Tecumseh's warriors make a stand 2 miles down the Thames River from Morraviantown. It is a good site. The British left flank is protected by the river and a swamp on the right and Tecumseh's warriors are on the high ground overlooking the swamp. In a bold and unconventional move, General Harrison unleashes his cavalry which breaks the British. The natives hold their ground as the battle rages back and forth undecidedly. Above the raging sounds of battle, Tecumseh's voice no longer rings out to inspire his people.
On October 5th, 1813, the American army under General Harrison is victorious over the British and Tecumseh's forces. With winter approaching, Harrison leaves the region after burning Morraviantown to the ground. This leaves the farms and homes of the Thames River region and western district as un-occupied territory, susceptible to raiding parties of Americans, British and Natives for the next 15 months until the end of the war in 1815. With Tecumseh's death, the dream of a native confederacy and independent state in the American Midwest is destroyed, leaving open the route west for American expansionism.
2013 Bicentennial
The Battle of the Thames-2013 will be a 'living history' week end event. Living history is the re-creation of an event by people who have a passion for immersing themselves in history. They dress, act, and use the same equipment and clothes as people did at a particular point in the past. For the Battle of the Thames-2013, the time portrayed is October 1813. It will commemorate the 200th anniversary of the battle fought between the American Army of the Northwest and the alliance of the British Right Division and First Nation confederacy.
The original battle was fought along the Thames River a few miles downstream from the village of Morraviantown, near present day Thamesville. Tecumseh monument is located here and this will be the site of the Bicentennial re-enactment.
The Battle of the Thames-2013 will be a 2 day event on October 4th and 5th of 2013. Friday Oct 4th is Education Day. Thousands of school children will attend to see civilian and military life along the Thames as it was 200 years ago. On Saturday Oct 5th there will be military camps, demonstrations, entertainment, shopping, a battle re-enactment and a period style dance.
Why re-create this event? The Battle of the Thames was a major significant event that changed the course of history of the Midwest of the United States and Canada. The death of Tecumseh, the breakup of the native confederacy, and the absence of the British allowed the government of the United States to aggressively persue its acquisition of native lands of the Midwest. It permanently laid to rest the British and native hopes of preserving an independent, sovereign native nation south of the Great Lakes. The efforts and sacrifices of the people involved deserve to be remembered, recognized and commemorated.
Battle Of Moraviantown
Doug Corby and Haley Fernton in the battle of thames
Historic village near Orangeville for sale
Why buy a house when you can buy yourself a whole village? Audra Brown tours a historic site near Orangeville that’s on the market for a price some may consider a bargain.
Ininiwag dibaajimowag: Jason Parenteau - Changes
Jason Parenteau is a member of the Moravian of the Thames Delaware Nation Band (Ontario). He currently works for Manitoba Justice as an Aboriginal Spiritual Care Giver at the Manitoba Youth Center. He also owns his own business known as Niigaan Media which produces various multi-media products that help to restore and revitalize Aboriginal culture and language. His video is called Changes.
luxton museum video
took a little trip to the native museum across the street from where i now live,
Moraviantown powwow under 17 smoke dance
Small Abandoned Rural Community Church - Ontario, Canada
Urban Exploration:
In a very small rural Ontario town this would have once been the community church for local families, farmers etc. While not quite an abandoned church, this small location has not been used since the mid 1980's. It does seem that someone checks in and cleans up from time to time. There is very little decay and no damage, but there is a whole lot of mouse droppings everywhere!
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Freaktography: Abandoned Places, Urban Exploration, Photography of the normally unseen and off-limits.
First Nations 'Stand United': Chief
Delaware Nation Chief Greg Peters talks about the Idle No More protest which took place at the foot of the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ont. on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013.
First Nations, part 3
Part 6 of 13 from our production 'David Thompson: 200 Years Later'
Delaware Skin Dance - Moraviantown Powwow 2018
Moraviantown/Delaware Nation Pow Wow 2017
45th Annual Delaware Nation/Lunaapeewi Pow Wow in Moraviantown, Ontario, Canada. MC actually encouraged the filming of the Opening Ceremony this year, so I did.
National Aboriginal Addictions Awareness Week - Delaware Nation @ Moraviantown
Here's just a snippet of Huff Media Solutions video documenting NAAAW as it was observed here in Delaware Nation Territory at Moraviantown. Kudos to Val Peters from the Delaware Nation Health Centre, Jess Snake, Mnaasged Child and Family Services (Delaware Site) and everyone else who worked so hard to plan the gatherings and events! Just love the guys from Oneida, brought in by the Velma Noah and the Language/Heritage Department. These guys came in to show us one of our own Thanksgiving songs. I had no idea that our Grandfathers gave many of our songs to the people of the Oneida Longhouse for safe keeping, generations ago. You'll find the the song and dance at the end of the piece. It's so beautiful! Everyone had such a good time that night!!! Enjoy & Anushiik!!! (Thank-you!!)