In this episode, Ma reflects on life in Kahnawake before the St. Lawrence Seaway was built, as a nestled little farming community on the mighty banks of the Kaniatarowanenneh.

Two interesting reads mentioned in this episode are;

The Caughnawaga Indians And The St.Lawrence Seaway by Omar Z. Ghobashy; 

The Laws and the Land: The Settler Colonial Invasion of Kahnawà:ke in Nineteenth-Century Canada by Daniel Ruck

Resources used for this episode:

The Seaway - Great Lakes St.Lawrence Seaway

Hosted by - Kaniehtiio Horn

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