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Chief Michael Mitchell of the Akwesasne tribe recounts legends and history of the Iroquois Confederacy to Mrs
Chief Michael Mitchell of the Akwesasne tribe recounts legends and history of the Iroquois Confederacy to Mrs

Chief Michael Mitchell of the Akwesasne tribe recounts legends and history of the Iroquois Confederacy to Mrs

Date8/19/1970
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Original Toronto Star caption: Chief Michael Mitchell of the Akwesasne tribe recounts legends and history of the Iroquois Confederacy to Mrs. Laura Sabia, using a Condolence Cane of carved symbols. Mrs. Sabia is a former president of Canadian Federation of University Women, which last night heard a Manitoba Indian leader blame white men for making his people accept their status on bottom rung of the social ladder.
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    ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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    Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
    Object NumberTSPA_0078296F
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