December 07, 2021 | eriecanalmuseum.org December 7, 2021 – Today’s #CanalConnection looks at Ely S. Parker. Parker was born in 1828 on the Tonawanda Reservation in Western New York to prominent members of the Seneca Nation, in which he was named Hasanoanda. Educated in a missionary school, Parker became fluent in both Seneca and English, […]
Niagara teen bowled over by invitation to play in Indigenous Bowl December 09, 2021 | niagarafallsreview.ca Torrey Sowden is many things to different people: son to his father, big brother to his younger sister, a Haudenosaunee Mohawk to members of the Six Nations of the Grand River community, classmate and teammate to students at Greater […]
By Iroquois Genealogy Society The Iroquois Genealogy Society held their Christmas meeting at the Allegany Casino in December 2021. It was well attended by about 18 people. A good visit was had by all. A Remembrance table was set up by Teresa Van Aernam and Jenny Logan (see picture below). A moment of silence was […]