INDG 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Oren Lyons, Deskaheh, Wampum

• School: McGill University
• Department: Indigenous Studies
• Course: INDG 200
• Professor: Allan Downey

Document Summary

Oct 28: to show what an indian can do: indigenous sport and new pathways of identity. 600$ financial income - a lot of money at the time. Sunday off law haudenosaunee law makes you go to church norths day alliance 1880. Political practices and ceremonies in the pursuit of their self- determination. Sunday law supposed to go to church day off. Lacrosse exhibitions indg ppl are free to cross the borders. 1920 deskaheh recognition as allies of british crown arguing we are self determining nation. We are not part of canada indg leader other indg leaders went to the queen - fighting for their rights games become more popular. Christian modernists opposed to the lacrosse games attorney general, indian affairs - 1980 creates a haudenosaunee passport travels to england the legislative ppl say tht haudenosaunee are under subjects - under the federal laws. posters, money exchanged use rcmp to serve warrants sport is a political instrument.