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By Lucas-Matthew Marsh, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Iori:wase The only known copy of the Great Peace of Montreal treaty is on display at Pointe-\u00e0-Calli\u00e8re for the first time in 25 years. Gerald Taiaiake Alfred, one of the exhibit\u2019s interviewees, said that the return of the treaty presents an opportunity to educate the public on Indigenous history and the legacy of settler colonialism. “Our conceptions of peace were like the founding documents of this whole country,” Alfred said. To celebrate the grand opening, the Pointe-\u00e0-Calli\u00e8re Museum held an interpretive tour on Saturday. The tour guided attendees through the \u00c9peron building and archaeological crypt before concluding at the Fort de Ville-Marie Qu\u00e9becor pavilion. The museum also hosted a free block party on Place Royale the following day in honour of National Indigenous… <\/p>\n

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By Lucas-Matthew Marsh, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Iori:wase The only known copy of the Great Peace of Montreal treaty is on display at Pointe-\u00e0-Calli\u00e8re for the first time in 25 years. Gerald Taiaiake Alfred, one of the exhibit\u2019s interviewees, said that the return of the treaty presents an opportunity to educate the public on Indigenous history and the legacy of settler colonialism. “Our conceptions of peace were like the founding documents of this whole country,” Alfred said. To celebrate the grand opening, the Pointe-\u00e0-Calli\u00e8re Museum held an interpretive tour on Saturday. The tour guided attendees through the \u00c9peron building and archaeological crypt before concluding at the Fort de Ville-Marie Qu\u00e9becor pavilion. The museum also hosted a free block party on Place Royale the following day in honour of National Indigenous... <\/p>\n

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