A public event to commemorate the Trees of Peace planted by Jake Tekaronianeken Swamp (1940-2010), Kanien’keha’:ka (Mohawk) Leader and founder of the Tree of Peace Society. A stone marker will be dedicated near the tree of peace at High Rock Park to ensure that visitors know that the White Pine tree is a Rotinonshonni (Iroquois) symbol of peace and unity for all people. On the same day, a newly-planted Tree of Peace will be dedicated on the ¿Û¿Û‚÷ý campus. Tom Sakokwenionkwas Porter, Founder and Spiritual Leader of Kanatsiohareke Mohawk Community, will dedicate the marker at High Rock Park and the Tree of Peace at ¿Û¿Û‚÷ý. Performances by Theresa Bear Fox and the Akwesasne Women Singers.
Two Trees of Peace: Remembering, Restoring and Rededicating
Saturday, November 22, 2025
11am
High Rock Park & ¿Û¿Û‚÷ý
Saratoga springs, New York
Sponsored by the ¿Û¿Û‚÷ý Africana Studies and the Humanities at Skidmore: Transnational Explorations in Social Justice Mellon Grant; Department of Religious Studies; Indigenization and Decolonization Collaborative (IDC) and the John B. Moore Documentary Studies collaborative (MDOCS)
Notes: Please bring a chair to the events at High Rock and ¿Û¿Û‚÷ý. Some chairs will be provided. Contact aprince@skidmore.edu with any questions.