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Native American History

Haudenosaunee Events at Ganondagan on Memorial Spaces

December 8, 2019 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

rethinking the landscape haudenosaunee womenThe Iroquois, or Haudenosaunee, (“People of the Longhouse”), are a northeast Native American confederacy in North America. They were known during the colonial years to the French as the Iroquois League, and later as the Iroquois Confederacy, and to other European immigrants as the Five Nations, comprising the Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga, and Seneca. After 1722, they accepted the Tuscarora people from the Southeast into their confederacy, and became known as the Six Nations.

The International Coalition of Sites of Conscience is set to host two events on Haudenosaunee culture and women and how they relate to museum and memorial sites, on December 12th and 13th, at the Seneca Art & Culture Center in Victor. [Read more…] about Haudenosaunee Events at Ganondagan on Memorial Spaces

Filed Under: Events, History, Western NY Tagged With: Ganondagan, Indigenous History, Iroquois, Native American, Native American History, Ontario County, Seneca Art & Culture Center

The Treaty of Canandaigua, 1794

November 20, 2019 by Liz Covart 1 Comment

ben_franklins_worldThe Treaty of Paris 1783 ended the American War for Independence, but it did not bring peace to North America. After 1783, warfare and violence continued between Americans and Native Americans.

So how did the early United States attempt to create peace for its new nation?

In this episode of Ben Franklin’s World: A Podcast About Early American History, Michael Oberg, Distinguished Professor of History at the State University of New York-Geneseo, joins us to investigate how the United States worked with the Haudenosaunee or Iroquois people to create peace through the Treaty of Canandaigua in 1794.

[Read more…] about The Treaty of Canandaigua, 1794

Filed Under: History Tagged With: American Revolution, AmRev, Canandaigua, Indigenous History, Iroquois, Native American History, Podcasts

Haudenosaunee Folklore & Indigenous Tales in Utica

October 31, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Legend of the Three Sisters provided by Oneida Indian NationThe Iroquois or Haudenosaunee are a historically powerful northeast Native American confederacy in North America. Storytelling is an important component of Haudenosaunee culture. Oral traditions and legends have been passed from generation to generation, teaching communities how to live, act, and care for one another, as well as how to manage during the unpredictable seasons. [Read more…] about Haudenosaunee Folklore & Indigenous Tales in Utica

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Folklore, Indigenous History, Iroquois, Mohawk Valley, Native American History, Oneida County History Center, Utica

A Long Islander’s Depictions of Unkechaug Women

October 29, 2019 by Erin Becker-Boris Leave a Comment

William Floyd EstateNative women in nineteenth century Long Island communities integrated work into the daily rhythms of their home. These women persisted – and in some cases, thrived – in the face of severe challenges and tragic conditions. They grew crops in gardens, raised chickens, took in washing, did reproductive labor, kept boarders, and performed vital cultural work.

While their labor is largely absent from census records, evidence can be gleaned from the childhood memoir of an elite white woman from a prominent landowning family. Sunny Memories of Mastic was written by Sarah “Sadie” Floyd Turner in 1886. In her memoir, Turner recounted childhood memories beginning with her arrival at her grandfather’s estate in 1843. [Read more…] about A Long Islander’s Depictions of Unkechaug Women

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Cultural History, Gender History, Indigenous History, Long Island, Native American History, Social History, womens history

Sullivan-Clinton Campaign Symposium in Fort Plain

October 20, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Sullivan Clinton Campaign 1779The Fort Plain Museum will host a symposium on the Sullivan-Clinton Campaign against Native Americans in 1779 on Saturday, November 2nd. Pre-registration is recommended, but walk-ins are welcome. [Read more…] about Sullivan-Clinton Campaign Symposium in Fort Plain

Filed Under: Events, History, Mohawk Valley Tagged With: Academia, American Revolution, Conferences, Fort Plain Museum, Indigenous History, Iroquois, Military History, Native American History, Sullivan_Clinton Expedition

Legend of Danskammer Point: The Devil’s Dance Chamber

October 17, 2019 by Seth Colegrove Leave a Comment

Empire ExplorerIn this episode, we explore the Legend of Danskammer, a point on New York’s Hudson River that is remembered for being an ancient ritual site of the Lenape.

With help from Native American author and historian Evan Pritchard, we explore the Lenape worldview and learn about the tales of rituals, sacrifice, and superstitions that colonial settlers heard which led many to believe they worshiped the devil.  We also explore the sites role during various phases of Hudson River history. [Read more…] about Legend of Danskammer Point: The Devil’s Dance Chamber

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Hudson River, Indigenous History, Native American History, Podcasts

Rare Native American Artifacts at Fort Ti

August 25, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Fort Ticonderoga courtesy Carl Heilman IIRare Native American artifacts are on display at Fort Ticonderoga in the exhibition “The Art of Resistance: Selections from the Robert N. Nittolo Collection” for a limited time only through October 2019.

These items have never been put on view before, and are from the Robert Nittolo collection, considered among the most significant private collections of 18th century militaria. [Read more…] about Rare Native American Artifacts at Fort Ti

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History, New Exhibits Tagged With: Fort Ticonderoga, Indigenous History, Native American History, Ticonderoga

Frontiers of Science in Early America

August 21, 2019 by Liz Covart Leave a Comment

ben_franklins_worldWhat did early Americans think about science? And how did they pursue and develop their knowledge of it?

In this episode of Ben Franklin’s World, Cameron Strang, an Assistant Professor of History at the University of Nevada, Reno and author of Frontiers of Science: Imperialism and Natural Knowledge in the Gulf South Borderlands, 1500-1850 (Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of North Carolina Press, 2018) joins us to investigate the early American world of science and how early Americans developed their scientific knowledge. [Read more…] about Frontiers of Science in Early America

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Early America, Early American History, Frontier, History of Science, Indigenous History, Native American History, Natural History, Podcasts, Science

Native American Music History Program in Woodstock

July 24, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

turtle whistleEvan Pritchard, best-selling Native American author and musician, is set to lead an illustrated lecture on the development of local Native American music from lithophonics to shakers, drums and flutes, on Saturday, July 27th, at noon, at the Historical Society of Woodstock. This event is free and open to the public. [Read more…] about Native American Music History Program in Woodstock

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Indigenous History, Music, Native American History, Woodstock

Wild Center Hosts Ways of Knowing Celebration

June 26, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Ways of Knowing CelebrationThe Wild Center, located at 45 Museum Dr, Tupper Lake, is set to celebrate its Ways of Knowing partnership project on Saturday, July 6th from 10 am to 5 pm.

Following the celebration, the Center will host Joanne Shenandoah in concert from 7:30 to 9:30 pm. Together for the first time, Ways of Knowing and Joanne Shenandoah will explore the perspectives that different cultures have through their connection with nature and present a deeper look into Native American tradition and expression. [Read more…] about Wild Center Hosts Ways of Knowing Celebration

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, History Tagged With: Indigenous History, Native American History, The Wild Center, Tupper Lake

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