2005 – The Emergence of the Chief
Dave McGary
The Emergence
of the Chief
Concordia University in Montreal, Canada
Upon inauguration of the “Richard J. Renaud Science Complex at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada, it was revealed that the Loyola campus is actually Mohawk land. The impetus for this sculpture project, therefore, stemmed from a desire to pay homage to the Iroquoian heritage by marking this fact with a sculpture, which would also act as an educational catalyst. The two and a half times life-size sculpture is sited at the new science center. The monument’s engraved stone base is six- sided – each side representing the five original nations of the Iroquois Confederacy and one title panel. The tribes are represented on the monument in English text, French text and the language of each of the five nations. It stands in a natural environment on the Concordia campus, surrounded by the “Three Sisters” (corn, squash and beans), traditional tobacco plants and running water.
The unveiling took place October 2005.
Year
2005
2005 – The Emergence of the Chief
Dave McGary
The Emergence
of the Chief
Upon inauguration of the “Richard J. Renaud Science Complex at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada, it was revealed that the Loyola campus is actually Mohawk land. The impetus for this sculpture project, therefore, stemmed from a desire to pay homage to the Iroquoian heritage by marking this fact with a sculpture, which would also act as an educational catalyst. The two and a half times life-size sculpture is sited at the new science center. The monument’s engraved stone base is six- sided – each side representing the five original nations of the Iroquois Confederacy and one title panel. The tribes are represented on the monument in English text, French text and the language of each of the five nations. It stands in a natural environment on the Concordia campus, surrounded by the “Three Sisters” (corn, squash and beans), traditional tobacco plants and running water.
The unveiling took place October 2005.
Year
2005
Upon inauguration of the “Richard J. Renaud Science Complex at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada, it was revealed that the Loyola campus is actually Mohawk land. The impetus for this sculpture project, therefore, stemmed from a desire to pay homage to the Iroquoian heritage by marking this fact with a sculpture, which would also act as an educational catalyst. The two and a half times life-size sculpture is sited at the new science center. The monument’s engraved stone base is six- sided – each side representing the five original nations of the Iroquois Confederacy and one title panel. The tribes are represented on the monument in English text, French text and the language of each of the five nations. It stands in a natural environment on the Concordia campus, surrounded by the “Three Sisters” (corn, squash and beans), traditional tobacco plants and running water.
The unveiling took place October 2005.