BBOCE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION WARRIOR P. ONONDEYOH LOFT
Six Nation Indians
We are assembled to-day on this historic spot to commemorate the memory of a great soldier, a patriot and renowned son of the Empire of which we are a part
I ;im pleased to aote the presence of bo many chiefs and warriors of the Bii Nations who are here assembled on the basis of one common cil ship with yon, to join with our white brethren to pay respect and homage to the late hero, General Sir [saac Brock, who offered his life as a sacrifice in the canse he so gallantly defended. Be was the brave l«*a< l<r who led the whit.' man and Indian in tin- defence of our country, our flag, and all that pertained to the maintenance <>f British Institu-
t ions.
< >ur act tO-day is a Doble one. It is of a kind that
touches deep down into the heart that throbs with affection's glow, it is one worthy of emulation
by our posterity. We as a people should never 1<>sc Bight <»f the great Importance that must attach to
this occasion, and of the duty we owe to our chil- dren to do all we can to Impress their minds with
the precepts of Loyalty to the king ami crown, that should he ever steadfast and Immovable.
As a member of the six Nations it is not alto- gether my wish that I should he looked upon on
this occasion as a mere representative of my nation, but rather as a representative of the noble
native Indian race which has so conspicuously
identified itself with British arms at critical
periods in the history of our fair Dominion.
One hundred years ago our country and people
u <•!■•• befogged by conditions that were isy^y and ominous, it was very uncertain as to the part, if any, the Indians would take in the Impending con- flict
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