This pilot project explores the relationship between sound and law, as well as institutional and tribal protocols. Its goal is to reconnect historical sound-making heritage items in museums with the First Nations communities from which they originated. The overall objectives are threefold: to hear ...
Research
Translating Onöndowa’ga:’ Archaeology into Stories
Cornell University, Ganondagan, and the Seneca-Iroquois National Museum Translating Onöndowa’ga:’ Archaeology into Stories: the Townley-Read and White Springs Sites The goal of this project is to digitize and introduce archaeologically-recovered materials from two late 17th and early ...
Akwesasne’s Material Culture & Audio Visual Archives
Exploring Material Culture and Audio Visual Archives at the Native North American Travelling College in Akwesasne Written by Miranda Brady, with photos by Kate Higginson The late Salli Benedict of the Mohawk Nation at Akwesasne collected traditional hand-crafted baskets ...