Divided Waters: The Haudenosaunee and the Erie Canal’s legacy

The Erie Canal was by no doubt a boon to not only the State of New York, but also a young United States of America. However, a part of its history, the Canal’s complex relationship with the Haudenosaunee, is often overlooked and understudied. Learn about the counter narrative of the Erie Canal from Vince Shiffert, a cultural educator for the Tuscarora Nation, and witness the effects the feat of human engineering the Erie Canal had on the Native American tribes of New York State.