This was easily the hardest thing I’ve had to make for a class! It’s nice to see it as a final product though, and I appreciate the history that we learned from the readings in order to finish this project.

My favorite part of this project was reading a bit about creation myths, and the various ways that the five nations made sense of their history. I was also surprised to learn that between 1785 and 1842 there were 27 land transactions between NY state and the native nations in the area, however only 2 of them were sanctioned by the federal government. I also found the “two furrows a year” rule interesting, because it proved how the settlers in the area were taking native land bit by bit.

The more we read about and discuss the native land in our regions, I’m getting more excited to really get into studying the Geneseo area. I also found myself looking up the history of my hometown earlier today!