Diplomatic relations between Euro-Canadians and First Nations included the exchange of gifts.
Important among these were silver adornments such as gorgets, armbands and brooches, which became emblems of alliance. Although it is rarely possible to identify the owner of a piece of trade silver, this gorget bears the name "Pandigue," which according to Anishinaabe scholar Alan Corbiere is likely a misspelling of Baandige (He Who Enters) ? a prominent Anishinaabe chief.