Workshops (Six Nations Iroquois Clans Program, Teachers Guide)

Discuss all Native history curriculum applications
Summarize First Nations, Metis, & Inuit Policy Framework
Review contents of the “Teachers Guide”
Provide additional historic & contemporary background

In order to understand all events “after contact” we must learn more about the Spirituality, Family, and Governance of the Haudenosaunee (Six Nations).

War of 1812

Outline role of Six Nations
Highlight events leading up to and during the war
Reference school curriculum and enhance them
Effects of 1812 on the Six Nations past and present

Zig will come dressed as a Caldwell’s Ranger, an officer of that time period. He will also bring information based on his current role as chairman of the 200th Anniversary of 1812 which includes Brantford, Six Nations, Brant County. Zig will link the past with the present.

American Revolution

Outline role of Six Nations

Authentically uniformed as a Butlers Ranger officer Zig will explain the role of the Butlers Rangers and their unique association with the Six Nations in the 18th century.

Zig has been a re-enactor for decades having travelled thousands of miles to historic sites in Canada and the United States recreating events of the past. The Haudenosaunee, Six Nations, were impacted greatly during this time and feel its effects today. Zig explains historic events and threads them to the present.