Scott Manning Steven, PhD talk about the Ernie Smith and the WPA Project

Date: October 7, 2023
Time: 2:00 pm
Location: iroquois Museum P.O. Box 7 324 Caverns Road Howes Cave, NY 12092
Organizer: Iroquois Museum
Phone: (518) 296-8949
Iroquois Museum

Saturday, October 7, 2023 beginning at 2pm

Ernie Smith and the WPA Project. Talk by scholar Scott Manning Stevens, PhD.

Stevens is Akwesasne Mohawk and holds a position as Assistant Professor and Director of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Program at Syracuse University. He serves on the advisory board of the Skä-noñh Great Law of Peace Center and the board of the Adirondack Experience. This engaging talk will focus on the impact of the Seneca Arts Project (1935 – 1941) and Smith’s work in the context of cultural revitalization.

For more information, visit https://www.iroquoismuseum.org/workshops-events

Early Technology Day

Date: October 14, 2023
Time: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location: iroquois Museum P.O. Box 7 324 Caverns Road Howes Cave, NY 12092
Organizer: Iroquois Museum
Phone: (518) 296-8949
Iroquois Museum

Saturday, October 14 from 10 to 4

Visitors can watch and participate in the process of flint knapping (the ancient art of making chipped stone tools), fire making, cordage making, atlatl spear throwing and early archery.

There will be displays of projectile points, tools, and local archaeological finds from the Museum’s archaeology department. Think you've found an artifact? Please bring it with you and the Museum’s experts will be glad to try to identify it for you.

For more information, visit https://www.iroquoismuseum.org/workshops-events

40th Annual Iroquois Festival

Start date: September 2, 2023
End date: September 3, 2023
All-day event
Location: iroquois Museum P.O. Box 7 324 Caverns Road Howes Cave, NY 12092
Organizer: Iroquois Museum
Phone: (518) 296-8949
Iroquois Museum

Saturday, September 2 & Sunday, September 3, 2023

Celebrate Iroquois creativity and self-expression while enjoying a weekend filled with exciting events and activities! 

This annual festival features an Art Market open exclusively to Iroquois artists. Both contemporary and traditional art forms are showcased. With this much talent in one place, visitors are assured of finding a treasure to take home.

Other weekend highlights include traditional Iroquois social dances performed by The Sky Dancers from Six Nations Reserve in Ontario. You might even find yourself invited to the dance floor to participate! Onondaga storyteller Perry Ground returns with tales of daring feats and astounding adventures. Local wildlife rehabilitator Kelly Martin will be in attendance to discuss wildlife conservation in our bioregion and display a variety of wild animals including birds of prey. The Museum’s archeology department will be available to help identify archeological finds and give demonstrations of flintknapping and other early technologies. There will be a children's area with art & traditional crafts activities, and an opportunity to sample some delectable Native foods from our Haudenosaunee food vendors!

Ticket Prices: 

  • Adults: $10
  • Children (5-17): $5
  • Children Under 5: Free
  • Museum Members: $8
  • Children of Museum Members: $4

Early Technology Day

Date: October 15, 2022
Time: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location: iroquois Museum P.O. Box 7 324 Caverns Road Howes Cave, NY 12092
Organizer: Iroquois Museum
Phone: (518) 296-8949
Iroquois Museum

Saturday, October 15 from 10 to 4

Visitors can watch and participate in the process of flint knapping (the ancient art of making chipped stone tools), fire making, cordage making, atlatl spear throwing and early archery.  There will be displays of projectile points, tools, and local archaeological finds from the Museum’s archaeology department.  Think you've found an artifact? Please bring it with you and the Museum’s experts will be glad to try to identify it for you.

These events are made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Institute of Museum & Library Services, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature,  and friends and members of the Iroquois Museum. For more information contact: info@iroquoismuseum.org

39th Annual Iroquois Festival

Start date: September 3, 2022
End date: September 4, 2022
Time: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Location: Iroquois Museum P.O. Box 7 324 Caverns Road Howes Cave, NY 12092
Organizer: Iroquois Museum
Phone: (518) 296-8949
Iroquois Museum

Saturday, September 3 & Sunday, September 4, 2022 • 10am-5pm

Celebrate Iroquois creativity and self-expression while enjoying a weekend filled with exciting events and activities! 

Our annual festival features an Art Market open exclusively to Iroquois artists. Both contemporary and traditional art forms are showcased. With this much talent in one place, visitors are assured of finding a treasure to take home.

Other weekend highlights include traditional Iroquois social dances performed by The Sky Dancers from Six Nations Reserve in Ontario. You might even find yourself invited to the dance floor to participate! Onondaga storyteller Perry Ground returns with tales of daring feats and astounding adventures. Local wildlife rehabilitator Kelly Martin will be in attendance to discuss wildlife conservation in our bioregion and display a variety of wild animals including birds of prey. The Museum’s archeology department will be available to help identify archeological finds and give demonstrations of flintknapping and other early technologies. There will be a children's area with art & traditional crafts activities, and an opportunity to sample some delectable Native foods from our Haudenosaunee food vendors!

Ticket Prices: 
Adults: $10
Children (5-17): $5
Children Under 5: Free
Museum Members: $8
Children of Museum Members: $4

These events are made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Institute of Museum & Library Services, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature,  and friends and members of the Iroquois Museum. For more information contact: info@iroquoismuseum.org