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Article: Make a date with the past.(tourism)
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- Wind Speaker
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- July 1, 2005
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Visiting the museum and art gallery at the Woodland Cultural Centre is like going on a journey through time.
Your journey begins at a prehistoric village of the Neutral people, the name given by 17th century explorers to the independent tribes of Iroquoian people who weren't involved in disputes between the Huron and Five Nations Iroquois. From there, you travel through the fur trade, then through to the establishment of the Six Nations Confederacy. The journey continues through the centuries, through the First and Second World Wars, up until present day.
Along the way, you'll see a replicated longhouse, and artifacts such as pottery and bead work, ...