Discovered in 1994 in the municipality of Saint-Anicet, Droulers-Tsiionhiakwatha is the largest and best preserved of the known sites associated with the St. Lawrence Iroquoians in Canada. It represents an Iroquoian village complex dating back to the mid-15th century and it provides an exceptional glimpse into the village life of the Iroquoians of the St. Lawrence.
The Droulers-Tsiihionhiakwatha site lies about 70 km upstream of Montréal on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, across from Saint-François Lake, in the municipality of Saint-Anicet. Discovered in 1994, this site represents an Iroquoian village of the mid-15th century in the heart of a region where a large number of archaeological sites have been found. It provides an exceptional glimpse into the village life of the Iroquoians of the St. Lawrence.
Parks Canada and the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada will take part in a plaque unveiling ceremony to commemorate the national historic significance of the Droulers-Tsiionhiakwatha site.
On the occasion of the Bicentennial of the Battle of Seven Oaks, MaryAnn Mihychuk, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour and Member of Parliament for Kildonan–St. Paul, on behalf of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, Catherine McKenna, joined the Seven Oaks Monument Committee in cutting a ribbon to celebrate the unveiling of the site improvement project.
On the occasion of the Bicentennial of the Battle of Seven Oaks, the Honourable MaryAnn Mihychuk, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour and Member of Parliament for Kildonan–St. Paul (Manitoba), will participate in the official unveiling of the Battle of Seven Oaks National Historic Site improvement project.
