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ew Woodland exhi6it honors native lo alists An original portrait or Chief Joseph Brant will be- COIQe part of a new permanent exhibit commemorating na- Uve loyalists that opened Sun- day at the Woodland Cultural Centre. Curator Tom Hill said he opes the portrait, purchased tan ,aucti~ about two weeks o ln London, England, will e delivered to the Mohawk Street centre before Christ- mas. ·- . - . The painting, which dates to 181Z was purchased tot $1.3()0. 11We were surprised (at the sale price). We were the onl~ l>idden." When the painting arrives - -•. - ,become a major part o .-11- permanent exhibit ti River Settlemen Six Nations. t.ne•udes artl t village Grand Mohawk Chapel ana just of the Woodland centre. A metal insert for a war club, china and other glass, metal and ceramic pieces on display were discovered dur-- ing renovation or the chapel and construction or dikes along the river. About 100 people attended opening ceremonies for the exhibit, presented in partner- ship with the Grand River Branch of the United Empire Loyalists Association or Cana- da. The partnership ls a ftrst for the Woodland centre. ·1rene MacCrlmmon, branch president, declared the exhib- it officially open. She said that it Is Intended to empha size the layalist contrlbutl of the Six Nations. or on e eililtiit itartea bout nve months ago. Parts r it, such as a repllca or the ohawk village, have still to e completed. "It gives a real insight into hat life was like in the vil- age," said Mr. Hill. One thing that becomes evi- ent is that "these Mohawks ived very welL The people ho lived around the village :were the creme de la creme." The Woodland centre is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday to Friday, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekends. Also on display until Feb. 18 ls an exhibition called Council Fire, which examines development or early forms oti ovemment in North Ameri- ca. It includes wampum belts a a to the Six Nations.