Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address

This expression of gratitude is recited by the Haudenosaunee at community gatherings throughout the year.

Colonel Louis at Oriskany and Valley Forge

This week’s Wampum Chronicles continues with, “ Colonel Louis at Oriskany and Valley Forge” by historian and author, Darren Bonaparte.

Louis Cook: A “Colonel” of Truth?

This week’s Wampum Chronicles continues with, “Louis Cook: A “Colonel” of Truth?” by historian and author, Darren Bonaparte.

Louis Cook: A French and Indian Warrior

This week’s Wampum Chronicles continues with, “ Louis Cook: A French and Indian Warrior” by Darren Bonaparte.

Was Akwesasne’s “Burnt Church” a Sacrifice to Peace?

This week’s Wampum Chronicles continues with, “Was Akwesasne’s “Burnt Church: a Sacrifice to Peace?” by Darren Bonaparte.

From the LFHS Cooney Archives: Italian immigrants find their way to Little Falls

This Day In History …” On November 1, 1891, forty-eight Italians arrived in Little Falls from Buffalo, NY to work on the Little Falls – Dolgeville Railroad.

The Treaty of Kahnawake of 1760

This week’s Wampum Chronicles continues with, “ “The Treaty of Kahnawake of 1760” at the Treaty of Kahnawake” by Darren Bonaparte.

An Elephant named Bimbo and a Funeral by Darlene Smith

Most people usually don’t have an elephant attend a family member’s funeral, but then most other families didn’t have a grandfather who loved the circus the way Milo Smith did.

“Burying the Hatchet” at the Treaty of Kahnawake

This week’s Wampum Chronicles continues with, “ “Burying the Hatchet” at the Treaty of Kahnawake” by Darren Bonaparte.

…To Smoke the Pipe of Peace…

This week’s Wampum Chronicles continues with, “…To Smoke the Pipe of Peace…Diplomacy and Peacemaking at the end of the French and Indian War” by Darren Bonaparte.