68 Dam Nation
In the 1960s over 10,000 acres of the Seneca Nation's land was to be forcibly acquired by the US government to make way for a dam to protect...
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20 of 88 episodes67 Indigenous Languages
Join Andrew as he channels his inner word-nerd and talks about how the vocabularies of Native languages influenced English. He also discuses...
The Buffalo's Hump and the Brown Birds / A Short History of the American Bison
The first half of this episode is another Seneca story about a herd of buffalo (bison) and how you should choose who you follow carefully. I...
66 Saint Kateri Tekakwitha
Known as the "Lilly of the Mohawks" Kateri was a Mohawk woman born in the mid 17th century. After being baptized by Jesuit missionaries she...
Legends 14: The Box Tortoise's Shell | The Porcupine's Quills
Two more fun fables written by Arthur C. Parker (Gawaso Wanneh) (Seneca) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
65 The Art of Storytelling with Perry Ground (Onondaga)
Perry Ground is a member of the Onondaga Nation. He belongs to the Turtle Clan and has spent the past 30 years as an oral storyteller. Prefo...
64 The Iroquois in the Civil War | Part 3 | The Oneida Nation
In our final episode in our Haudenosaunee in the Civil War series we take a look at how other individuals and communities made contributions...
63 The Iroquois in the Civil War | Part 2 | The Tuscarora Company
In 1862, after struggling for over a year to join the war effort dozen of men from the Seneca and Tuscarora nation were finally given a chan...
62 The Iroquois in the Civil War | Part 1 | Indian Territory
In 1861 a group of Seneca-Cayuga Iroquois who had relocated to Oklahoma in search of peace find themselves right in the middle of the Americ...
Legends 13 The Game of Snow Snake
Snowsnake is one of the most popular indigenous winter sports. Not only for people in the Haudenosaunee community but for dozens of other na...
61 The Iroquois Nationals Team | The History of Lacrosse
It is known as the Creator's Game. People in North America have been playing Lacrosse for thousands of years. In modern times high schools a...
Legends 12 - How Raccoon Outwitted Fox
Fox and Raccoon continue their contentious relationship in this short story. Based on Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children by Mabel Powe...
60 Seven Generations - With Karl Dockstader (Oneida)
Today's co-host is Karl Dockstader. Karl is a member of the Oneida Nation. He is an award winning radio host and a fan of Iroquois History a...
59 Ely Parker | Part 3 | The Commissioner of Indian Affairs
A few years after the Civil War, General Grant became President Grant and his friend Ely was appointed the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. H...
58 Ely Parker | Part 2 | The Civil War
In 1863, after years of lobbying Parker was finally off to war. As General Grant moved up the ladder of command Ely went with him every step...
57 Ely Parker | Part 1 | Teenage Diplomat
It could be said that Ely Parker was the most famous Seneca man of the 19th Century. The grandnephew of Red Jacket became a teenage diplomat...
One Dish, One Spoon
This is an interview that Andrew did in 2018 on the One Dish, One Mic radio show. The name comes from the idea of One Dish and One Spoon. An...
Legends 11 Why Goldfinches Look Like the Sun
Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children by Mabel Powers (Yehsennohwehs) [1917]. Recorded with Ezra Guite Cotter and Ethan Cotter. It was so...
Legends 10 - How Rabbit Got a Split Lip
Fox and Rabbit cause a lot of mischief. Learn how fire, and war came to man. Find out how rabbit received his split lip. Adapted from the st...
Legends 9 - How the Boy Got His Name
Based on "How an Indian Boy Got His Name" an Iroquois tale as told by Mable Powers (Yen-Sen-Noh-Wehs) in 1917. Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...