On November 11, 1994, solemn agreements were renewed in connection with the Canandaigua Pickering Treaty of 1794 between the United States of America and the Haudenosaunee, or Six Nations of Indians. U.S.A. Representative Congresswoman Louise Slaughter conveyed a message by letter from President William Jefferson Clinton acknowledging the commemoration of the treaty, and the Tododaho, Chief Leon Shenandoah, responded with hopes that the treaty would endure for years to come. Hosted by the 1794 Canandaigua Treaty Commemoration Committee with the City of Canandaigua and the County of Ontario, the ceremony included speakers, a memorial, and a tree blessing, and a symposium was held the following day under the enduring call to keep bright the chain of friendship.