Akenawaka & Tomapamelaut, 1885

On 13th September 1885, two Delaware temperance preachers from Moraviantown in Ontario, Canada, gave an impassioned speech to an audience at St. Andrew's Hall, Norwich. Opposed to the consumption of alcohol, their mission was to warn the British public of the great dangers of alcoholism, using the "fire water" of Native American communities as a cautionary tale. According to the Norfolk News, the Hall was "crowded to its utmost capacities and and hundreds were unable to gain admission" (19 Sept 1885).