228th Canandaigua Treaty 2022 at the Rock

This year was 228th anniversary of the historic, federal Canandaigua Treaty of 1794 Commemoration that took place on the front lawn of the Ontario County Courthouse in Canandaigua, NY.
The annual commemoration serves to “polish the chain of peace and friendship” between the Hodinöhsö:ni’ (Six Nations Confederacy) and the young United States. The treaty was signed by Colonel Timothy Pickering-official agent of President George Washington-and sachems from the Six Nations Grand Council. It signified peace between the two and recognized the sovereignty of the other as distinct nations to govern and set their own laws
This year Oren Lyons (Onondaga Nation, Turtle Clan) provided words at the Treaty Rock in Canandaigua.