McMaster University recognizes that the University and surrounding Hamilton area, including their nature spaces, are situated on traditional territories shared between the Haudenosaunee confederacy and Anishnaabe nations. These lands are protected by the Dish with One Spoon Wampum belt. The wampum uses the symbolism of a dish to represent the territory, and one spoon to represent that the people are to share the resources of the land and only take what they need.
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Stop#6 – Ground Nesting Bee Garden

The sixth stop on the Bee Trail, located behind the Alumni Memorial Hall is the Native Bee Nesting Garden, which holds the title of being McMaster’s first garden dedicated to ground-nesting bees. This location and home was constructed in 2023 by students from SUSTAIN 3S03 in collaboration with the Academic Sustainability Programs Office, McMaster Grounds, Nature at McMaster, the McMaster Biology Greenhouse and the Dr. Susan Dudley Bee Lab from the Department of Biology. This location has flowers, shrubs, greenery, bare ground, and a sand pit for rare bees, making it a unique and grand bee home.

 

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