Episode Transcript
Speaker 0 00:00:00 Chapter seven map and treaty. This chapter describes a map of the Sudbury bedrock compilation from Canada's geological survey, which is located on the wall beside the flat screen TV, as well as a copy of the Robinson Huron treaty, which you are currently in front of. If you reach out, you can touch this wall and feel the frame that holds the treaty. This chapter it's five minutes and four seconds long.
Speaker 1 00:00:28 You are now in front of two large framed documents on the gallery wall. There is a multicolored map or the submarine bedrock compilation from Canada's geological survey, measuring 38 inches by 46 inches. There was also a copy of the Robinson Huron treaty signed in 1850 from library and archives, Canada measuring 11 inches by 16 and a half inches. Here is a more detailed description. The map shows a section of land north, east of Sunbury with the smaller windy lake in the bottom left and the larger one, a potato lake in the top, right on the map, many rivers and waterways cover the land like interconnecting veins marked in blue in the center of the map is an oblong light orange shape with multicolored rings, emanating from it. They are mustard, yellow, pink purple, red, and green. This map shows the summary impact structure or Sudbury basin.
Speaker 1 00:01:36 It is the third largest impact crater on earth and was formed 1.85 billion years ago today the crater measures 62 kilometers long by 30 kilometers wide and is 15 kilometers deep at the center is limestone shale and volcanic a glomerate different types of rock like Knorr, right? And granite makeup. Other rings around the crater mining companies were drawn to the emergence of copper and nickel deposits within the rock crater. They began building mines in the late 19th century by 1915 sub reminds. We're providing an incredible 80% of the world's production of nickel. While this map provides information on the rich resources of this land. The artist also wants us to know that the submarine basin is situated on the traditional territory of the Anishinabek. This is why he includes a copy of the Robinson here on treaty in his art installation.
Speaker 1 00:02:39 The framed copy of the treaty on display shows, both of its pages. One page is covered with tiny black scripted handwriting packed so densely that there are no margins. The other page has a few lines of script and is presented horizontally. The treaty is yellowed and shows where at crease creases, where it has been folded below are the registration tools used when photographing and archival document the treaty documents states that it is an agreement made in the year 1850 at Sioux St. Marie in the province of Canada, between William Benjamin Robinson on behalf of her majesty, the queen and the leaders of the following first nations, uh, took a mech Shang Anishinabek batch Awana first nations of a jib ways. Dokies first nation, a jib ways of garden river, Henry inlet, first nation Magna Taiwan, first nation Mississauga, number eight first nation Nipissing first nation serpent river, first nation Sega MOC first nation first nation first nation fess Alon.
Speaker 1 00:04:03 First nation want to first nation was succeeding first nation Whitefish river, first nation on deck Omni gunning first nation. She first nation. Should I go Wanda first nation zebra crossing first nation, Rick, when we Kong unseated Indian reserve, number 26, these are the communities as the treaty states quote, inhabiting and claiming the Eastern and Northern shores of lake Huron from Penetanguishene to Sioux St. Marie and that's tobacco one on bay on the Northern shore of lake superior and quote, the first nations leaders granted the crown mining logging and selling rights on the north and east shores of lake Huron, excluding land that had already been set out for reservations. There are details about annual payments, including an augmentation clause, our sincere apologies for any mispronunciations of the names of the first nations communities.
Speaker 0 00:05:16 To hear more about these documents and be given a reflection prompt, stay at this stop and play the next track or move on to the next stop, which is three meters behind you and play chapter nine when you arrive.
