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Sullivan Campaign of 1779 Workshop

Contributed by Jack Rossen on 09/27/05 

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Ithaca College is hosting the first annual "Where Sullivan-Clinton Meets Iroquoia" workshop and conference. On Oct. 9th from noon to 4:00 p.m. in Textor 103, there will be an afternoon of panels, presentations, and discussions geared to local school teachers, historians, Native American scholars, and interested citizens to learn more about what many consider New York's seminal historic event -- the destruction of 43 Native American settlements by the Continental Army in 1779.

The Sullivan-Clinton campaign devastated native communities throughout the Finger Lakes, including Ithaca, and forever changed the character of our region. This major event has been misrepresented (as you can see in the many historic markers around Cayuga Lake), misinterpreted, and in many cases rendered invisible. Haudenosaunee people still talk about the lasting effects this event has had on the survival of their people and cultures. Teachers will especially benefit by being introduced to the new website on Sullivan-Clinton created by Bob Spiegelman.

For more information, go to www.sullivanclinton.com/event or contact Jack Rossen at 607-592-1849 or jrossen@ithaca.edu.

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Sullivan Campaign of 1779 Workshop Comment from tflanigan on 10/08/05
I just cant comprehend the ignorance, and lack of education many white people have in this area. Oh but wait a minute, the state and local govt, would like to keep it that way.They have refused for two hundred years to educate their children about what actually happened here. It would be embarassing to say that not only did the Haudenosaunee welcome them to this land, but also showed them how to grow corn, beans, and squash. How to hunt and fish. How to manage the forest. Taught them not to piss in the water you are going to drink. And most importanly helped them set up a govt. so they could become a strong nation. If this is such a great nation, with its great white father who is supposed to be the Indians friend; who preaches about "no child will be left behind". Then I say lets start in the elementary schools and tell the thruth! Then we will all be on the same page. But maybe he is still trying to figure out what Sovereign means.