I got to go to the Woodland Cultural Centre this spring. It's local (near the Six Nations Reserve) and small, owned and operated by native people (as opposed to curated "in consultation" with them). There is a historical display that runs in a linear fashion showing the chronology of the Six Nations in the area. The artefacts are lit dimly but they are labelled and historical. There are immersive areas, like the room with the model of the old church with a window with an owl sitting outside and a moon behind the trees. Later, as you walk around you pass through the space with the moon and the trees and the owl and some other plants and animals. Some of the finest diorama work I've seen. There are clearly written didactic panels telling the history straight out in plain english, teasing the colonists, angry when appropriate, but always focussed on the future and the strength of the people. It's great!
- sally mckay 6-06-2007 1:34 am





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