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Native American History

Colonial Canandaigua In War And Peace

January 14, 2021 by Brian Barrett 1 Comment

typical Native American villageNew York’s Finger Lakes Region was well known to many Revolutionary War veterans as a place of both strife and potential. Strife because of conflict with Indigenous people, and great potential for lush productive farmland.

Soldiers witnessed both ends of the spectrum first-hand. [Read more…] about Colonial Canandaigua In War And Peace

Filed Under: History, Mohawk Valley, Western NY Tagged With: American Revolution, AmRev, Canandaigua, Finger Lakes, Haudenosaunee, Lake Ontario, Military History, Native American History, Ontario County, Phelps and Gorham Tract, Sullivan_Clinton Expedition, Treaty of Canandaigua

State Parks Plans To Expand Native Legacy At Johnson Hall

December 28, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Mohawk at Johnson Hall State Historic SiteLong-term plans for the Johnson Hall State Historic Site call for enhancements to more fully describe the historic role that the Mohawk and other Native peoples played in colonial-era New York. [Read more…] about State Parks Plans To Expand Native Legacy At Johnson Hall

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History, Mohawk Valley Tagged With: Fulton County, Historic Preservation, Johnson Hall, Native American, Native American History

World of the Wampanoag: 1620 and Beyond

December 23, 2020 by Liz Covart Leave a Comment

ben_franklins_worldWhen the English colonists arrived at Patuxet 400 years ago, they arrived at a confusing time. The World of the Wampanoag people had changed in the wake of a destabilizing epidemic.

This episode of Ben Franklin’s World: A Podcast About Early American History is part of a two-episode series about the World of the Wampanoag. In Episode 290, we investigated the life, cultures, and trade of the Wampanoag and their neighbors, the Narragansett, up to December 16, 1620, the day the Mayflower made its way into Plymouth Harbor. [Read more…] about World of the Wampanoag: 1620 and Beyond

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Cultural History, Native American History, New England, Podcast

A New Edition of Francis Whiting Halse’s Upstate NY History Published

December 21, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

americas first frontierBook purchases made through this link support New York Almanack’s mission to report new publications relevant to New York State.

America’s First Frontier: New York’s Pioneers and Their Fight for Freedom (2020 Reprint by HVA Press) recalls settlers in Upstate New York who sometimes faced hunger and disease, in addition to their ongoing conflicts with resident Native Americans, the French and later British loyalists. Author Francis Whiting Halsey was born in Unadilla, New York in 1851 and graduated Cornell University in 1873. He as an editor at the Binghamton Times (1873–1875) and New York Tribune (1875–1880). [Read more…] about A New Edition of Francis Whiting Halse’s Upstate NY History Published

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Books, Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Western NY Tagged With: American Revolution, Books, Cultural History, French And Indian War, Military History, Native American History, Political History

The World of the Wampanoag (Podcast)

December 16, 2020 by Liz Covart Leave a Comment

ben_franklins_worldBefore New England was New England, it was the Dawnland. A region that remains the homeland of numerous Native American peoples, including the Wampanoag. 

Over the next two episodes of the Ben Franklin’s World podcast, we’ll explore the World of the Wampanoag before and after 1620, a year that saw approximately 100 English colonists enter the Wampanoags’ world. Those English colonists have been called the “Pilgrims” and this year, 2020, marks the 400th anniversary of their arrival in New England.

[Read more…] about The World of the Wampanoag (Podcast)

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Native American History, Podcasts

Maroons & The Great Dismal Swamp

December 2, 2020 by Liz Covart Leave a Comment

ben_franklins_worldThe name “Great Dismal Swamp” doesn’t evoke an image of a pleasant or beautiful place, and yet, it was an important place that offered land speculators the chance to profit and enslaved men and women a chance for freedom in colonial British America and the early United States.

[Read more…] about Maroons & The Great Dismal Swamp

Filed Under: Books, History Tagged With: Cultural History, Military History, Native American History, Podcasts, Slavery, Social History

Elms: The Giving Tree

November 14, 2020 by Paul Hetzler 1 Comment

American elm tree courtesy Wikimedia user MsactFor thousands of years, the American elm (Ulmus americana) was the go-to tree for building supplies and home furnishings, kind of a Home Depot of the forest.

For the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) and other First Nations peoples, it provided roofing and walls for longhouses measuring over a hundred feet long, as well as for smaller dwellings and outbuildings.

Elm also furnished top-notch material to make items as diverse as ladles, canoes, trays, snow shovels, grain scoops, baskets, and containers of all sizes. [Read more…] about Elms: The Giving Tree

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: Iroquois, Native American History, nature, trees, Wildlife

Elections in Early America: Native Sovereignty

October 28, 2020 by Liz Covart Leave a Comment

ben_franklins_worldWho is American democracy for and who could participate in early American democracy?

Women and African Americans were often barred from voting in colonial and early republic elections. But what about Native Americans? Could Native Americans participate in early American democracy?

[Read more…] about Elections in Early America: Native Sovereignty

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: Native American History, Podcast, Political History, Voting Rights

Erie Canalway Grants Available for Native Nations

September 16, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

erie canalway national heritage corridorThe Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor is now accepting applications for its IMPACT! Grant program. The grants range from $2,500 to $12,000 and will be awarded to municipalities, not-for-profits with a 501(c)(3) designation, and federally-recognized Native American tribes within the boundaries of the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor. [Read more…] about Erie Canalway Grants Available for Native Nations

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, History, Mohawk Valley, Western NY Tagged With: Erie Canal, Erie Canalway Heritage Corridor, Grants, Native American History

Long Island Indigenous History & Art Virtual Exhibit

August 29, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Mandush Shinnecock Sachem of the 17th centuryPreservation Long Island has announced a new virtual exhibition, Indigenous History & Art at Good Little Water Place, beginning September 3, 2020.

The exhibit features artwork from nine contemporary Indigenous artists, offering a look at the history and on-going relations between Indigenous people and land. [Read more…] about Long Island Indigenous History & Art Virtual Exhibit

Filed Under: Events, History, New Exhibits, New York City Tagged With: Art Exhibit, exhibits, Native American History, Preservation Long Island

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