The Traditional Longhouse Women—a group of Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) women—held a tree planting ceremony on McGill University’s lower field on Sunday as a symbolic gesture for peace. The group planted a tree on the former site of the pro-Palestinian encampment, encircled the tree in white and purple stones, and installed a handmade wood plaque. CTV News reports that McGill did not permit the group to plant the tree on campus, but security did not intervene in the tree planting. “When we indicated that this plan would not be approved, we received a reply stating ‘We reiterate that we will be planting a tree of peace on Nov 17,’ and that ‘We will decide what to do on our homelands,’” McGill stated in an email.
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