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As I trudged across the
lawn for seemingly the hundredth time that day, I reflected upon the
bridges built, the connections made, the potential partnerships formed
to assist the MFFC in realizing its goal of establishing an interpretative/cultural
centre. These words of our Lieutenant Governor went through my mind:
“The great significance
of the fish weir story is the fact that the history of the native
people is now partly the common history of the area. White and native
people can share a common history - a history based on the equality
and multiculturalism of the Ontario of today”. (Bartleman
2002)
He has promised publicly
to spread the word about the fish weirs in his travels throughout
the province and the rest of Canada. With this promise and his help,
I am confident that the fish and the weirs site, just as they did
5,000 years ago and as they did again on Sept. 21, 2002, will continue
to draw people together.
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