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| Keywords: Presentation of a newly-elected Chief of the Huron Tribe, Canada.jpg en The Presentation of a Newly-Elected Chief of the Huron Tribe Canada 1841 This colour lithograph was a gift of the Bain family in 2008 Creator Henry Daniel Thielcke c 1788/89-1874; H Lynch Day Haghe Lithog Date 1841<ref>https //www flickr com/photos/43021516 N06/7420476874/</ref> <references/> --- Rare image of the Huron Tribal Council and the presentation of Robert Symes Robert Symes Esquire Hotwatsi as an honorary chief Symes an Englishman was the first chief of the Quebec city police Two other Huron prints were located one of Nicholas Vincent Tsaouenhohoui Tsawenhohi who appears to be the presenter on the right in this image The two figures on the left are likely Michel Tsioui Teacheandale Chief of Warriors and Stanislas Coska Aharathaha Second Chief of the Council They are in nearly the same positions to each other as in the better-known lithograph of the three Chiefs made from Chatfield's painting lithographed by Hullmandel The third chief to the right of Symes in this lithograph appears to be Andre Romain Tsouhahissen Chief of the Council In 1825 Vincent and the three chiefs went to London The classic image of Vincent shows him with the wampum he presented to George IV and wearing a gold medal presented to him by the King The chiefs were painted by Edward Chatfield from which a number of lithographs were drawn by Charles Joseph Hullmandel Thielcke appears to have borrowed the images of all four in this lithograph The chiefs all wear Peace Medals the four standing figures with larger medal with bust facing left with slightly smaller one below with bust facing right The central figure Symes wears only the smaller medal We have been able to locate only one other copy of this lithograph Nicholas Vincent 1769-1844 was one of the last great Huron chiefs He became Grand Chief in 1810 and spent the next three decades trying to reclaim and secure Huron lands an effort that eventually took him to England and a few years later to address the Assembly of Lower Canada the first Indian to do so Besides losing land to increasing numbers of settlers the Huron-Wendat also had to contend with loggers on their lands destroying the environment needed by the game animals the Huron relied on In 1829 he drew a map as part of the Vincent Plan which identified the hunting lands used by the Huron <ref>http //www cowanauctions com/auctions/item aspx itemid 70516</ref> <references/> 2014-04-18 20 44 03 https //www flickr com/photos/43021516 N06/7420476874/ Henry Daniel Thielcke 100px cc-zero Uploaded with UploadWizard Huron | ||||
