February 2003 The Toronto Dowsers became drawn to a very special site -- a Mound, in High Park.  Mary Hardy, from Michigan,  was our speaker that freezing cold month and had told us about a visit she made that day, brought to a special Mound.  She discerned that it had had a very special purpose and still retained powerful energies -- Native Indian spirits and energies.  And they wanted to meet the dowsers.

    Since 4 times a year, the 22nd of March, June, September and December we focus on raising consciousness at 8 pm, that evening, why not gather at the Mound for the next time?  So off we went, the evening of March 22, 2003.  One hundred of us, going up the hill, with flaming torches no less!  And conducted our ceremonies.  Many felt they were visited by Native Indian spirits.

    We called it "The Mound".  Then we found out that the park called it "Hawk Hill".  Now, David Redwolf, from Taiaiako’n Historical Preservation Services in Toronto, tells us it is called "Bear Mound" and  has put together a group of wise, experienced people, who are gathering together for a day to share their research and give all who attend insight as to the true history of this Mound and other Mounds.

    You may also remember that when Bruce Magill took us to the Peterborough Petroglyphs,  July 2004, Arthur Otskinau, Indigenous Anthropologist,  explained some of the history and drawings to us.  Also, you may remember that David Yarrow, another former speaker, is passionate about the purpose of mounds.

    Also invited to this panel is Chief Tecumseh Brown-Eagle, of the Erie Mound Builders. Erie, Pennsylvania.  I had met Chief Tecumseh at Mary Hardy's this summer and introduced him to David.

•   Opening Address- 9:30 am – Arnold General, Onondaga Beaver Clan Confederacy Chief, Six Nations of the Grand River Territory – Unconfirmed at moment.
•   Erie Indian Moundbuilders– Builders of Mounds- 10:00 am – 12:00 PM–Tecumseh Brown-Eagle, Erie Moundbuilder Chief, Erie, Pennsylvania
•           Break for lunch – 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
•   The Moundbuilders and Haudenosaunee relationship and connection to Petroglyphs Park and the Serpent Mounds- 1:00 -2:00 PM– Arthor Otskinau– Indigenous Anthropologist– Petroglyphs Park, Ontario
•   The Importance of Non-Intrusive Archaeology and techniques that can be used to assess Indigenous Sites- 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM – Keith Powers, The  Archaeologists Inc., Toronto

Phone: 905-522-5717    Fax: 866-601-6863   Email: ogetgwiaotahioni@cogeco.ca
 

David tells us:

     "This meeting is about the The Mounds and most specifically the Thunderbird & Bear Mounds in Toronto. Because this event has been talked about for a long time and something that the City Parks dept was supposed to initiate but never have, we decided that it was time to bring some key people together, to share information we have about the mounds, so that they can gain a greater appreciation and respect of the mounds.

     "The basis  for gathering people together at this time is it give them an opportunity as to  the how's and whys of the mounds, who built them, etc.  It also gives them a chance to meet others who have first-hand experience with these matters.  The purpose of this event is to bring together people who have a genuine interest in the mounds and learning about them.  Although this is not a forum, that discussion will be one of the sessions,  what the mounds are or if they are mounds at all.  That has already been established by professionals, and 2 licensed archaeologists. So we have gone well beyond that. This is to provide information, and hopefully people will have a better understanding and appreciation and respect for the mounds than what has been occurring on this sites.

    "We are also hoping by laying the groundwork of understanding through knowledge, that other positive things can happen in regard to the mounds, and will also have a great bearing on how our other sites are treated in the future. As Indigenous people we feel that it is important that we tell our stories about our past and present the truth of who our are ancestors and who built the mounds, the purpose of the mounds, and etc.   We would like to proceed in a good way into the future with one collective mind, which is part of the principles of our Great Law.   From this we also hope to move forward with the restoration projects in the spring that is needed at both of these sites."

THE MOUNDS:  What are they?  What are they not?  Are they used for burial mounds?  Portals?  Other?  A mixture?  Why can't some of them be entered -- no matter what forces of destruction have been brought to bear on them?  . . . some of these questions have been answered, yet there are many more answers that even the mound researchers, just don't know.

NOTE:  I have a 38 page PDF  -- very well done -- report that David created and sent me on Thunderbird and Bear mounds.  Please let me know if you would like this sent to you as an attachment.  mgang "at" dowsers.info