On Friday, May 7 at 7:30pm, Laurence Hauptman, SUNY Distinguished Professor of History, will examine the Revolutionary War from the perspective of Native Americans in New York State. The Six Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) Nations were dramatically affected by the war and its consequences and found themselves pulled by both the Patriot and British sides. Professor Hauptman?s slide program presents the war from diverse Iroquois perspectives and makes use of the rich oral traditions and archival research he has gathered over the past thirty-five years.
Laurence M. Hauptman has taught history at SUNY New Paltz for the past 37 years. He is the author, co-author, editor or co-editor of 15 books that focus on the history of Native Americans.
This program, which is free and open to the public, is made possible through the support of the New York Council for the Humanities Speakers in the Humanities program. Please call the Geneva Historical Society at 315-789-5151 for further information.