News Release

Oneida Indian Nation Story Walk Now on Display at Fort Stanwix

National Park Service/Valerie M.

News Release Date: October 12, 2023

Contact: Valerie Morgan, 315-338-7730

Fort Stanwix National Monument is proud to announce the arrival of the Oneida Indian Nation and Colgate University’s Story Walk. Since July, the outdoor display has toured several venues throughout Central New York and is now available at the park Tuesday through Saturday from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm through October 31.

The exhibit was developed to create awareness of the significance of storytelling within the Native culture, along with teaching some of the Oneida language to local residents. The illustrated panels tell the story of “The Tale of Two Teams”, with text in both English and Oneida. Shared for generations within the Haudenosaunee culture, the story tells the importance of not judging by appearances or first impressions, and to see the value of every living thing.

This Story Walk project is a collaboration with the Institute of Museum and Library Science (IMLS) as part of the Museum Association of New York (MANY) Building Capacity Project. For three years, the University Museums at Colgate (Longyear Museum of Anthropology & Picker Art Gallery) and Colgate University Teacher Preparation Program worked to expand the way stories are told and how to educate younger people, and their partnership with the Oneida Indian Nation has produced several educational displays focusing on Haudenosaunee culture.

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