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University of Ottawa - Hamelin Hall (MHN), 70 Laurier Ave E, Ottawa, ON
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George Sioui will launch his new book, Eatenonha: Native Roots of Modern Democracy, in Room 509 of Hamelin Hall (MHN) at University of Ottawa. The event is hosted by the Department of Classics and Religious Studies, University of Ottawa. Georges Sioui is a retired full professor at the University of Ottawa and author of For an Amerindian Autohistory: An Essay on the Foundations of a Social Ethic.
ABOUT THE BOOK
In Eatenonha Georges Sioui presents the history of a group of Wendat known as the Seawi Clan and reveals the deepest, most honoured secrets possessed by his people, by all people who are Indigenous, and by those who understand and respect Indigenous ways of thinking and living. Providing a glimpse into the lives, ideology, and work of his family and ancestors, Sioui weaves a tale of the Wendat's sparsely documented historical trajectory and his family's experiences on a reserve. Through an original retelling of the Indigenous commercial and social networks that existed in the northeast before European contact, the author explains that the Wendat Confederacy was at the geopolitical centre of a commonwealth based on peace, trade, and reciprocity. This network, he argues, was a true democracy, where all beings of all natures were equally valued and respected and where women kept their place at the centre of their families and communities.