Mohawk Nation of Grand River
Dawn of Day
The Crown face to face: the day the Prince of Wales was made a chief, and the visits before and since.
The day comes up over Victoria Park, the canopy and Brant’s memorial against it. Tap a year below to read its visit.
The royal visits
Tap a year. 1919 is this poster’s day.
At a glance
| Where | Victoria Park, Brantford |
|---|---|
| When | 20 October 1919 |
| His name | Dayonhemseia, Dawn of Day |
| His clan | Turtle |
| He signed | the council roll; only Connaught before him |
| The gift | a pin of silver coins, from Catharine Silver |
| The tree | at the foot of Brant’s tomb |
| Behind them | Percy Wood’s Brant Memorial, 1886 |
The Nation’s reading
The Crown’s own family has come to the Grand again and again, and two of its princes were made chiefs. The Nation reads this as the reason it deals with the King directly, as one to one, not through any band or council in between.
In eight lines
- 1860. Albert Edward is received.
- 1869. Prince Arthur made a chief.
- 1901–1914. York, Edward VII, Patricia.
- 20 October 1919. Dawn of Day.
- The roll. Only Connaught signed before him.
- The gift. A pin of silver coins.
- The tree. At the foot of Brant’s tomb.
- 1951–2010. Elizabeth signs, four times.
The printed poster
Download the poster as printed, A3, full quality: dawn-of-day.pdf