2012 Speakers and Presentations:
Paul "Wahtrot" Barton is from the Deer Clan, a
Faithkeeper, and a seated Speaker of the Seneca-Cayuga Longhouse. Paul will be
presenting, "A Time Line West: Mingo to Seneca-Cayuga". By the middle of the 18th century, a
large number of Iroquois were living permanently in the Ohio country, apart
from their New York relatives. Known collectively to Europeans as the “Mingos”.
Wahtrot’s presentation will be a historical overview of the Sandusky and
Lewistown Seneca and the New York Iroquois who occasionally joined them, from
Ohio to the Indian Territory, resulting in the modern Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of
Oklahoma.
Tom Conde is a well-known finger weaver in the world of
living history and collectors. Tom will be presenting, "Finger Weaving:
Where it Came from and How it May have Developed". From the weaving of the Mississippian culture to
the “Assomption” sashes of the French-Canadians, he will examine the
development of an ancient form of weaving that is done with only the fingers,
no tools. Tom will take a weaver’s look at how new techniques may have
developed from old, and how they may have been shared and moved back and forth
between cultures.
Michael Galban is currently the public historian at
Ganondagan State Historical Site in Victor, New York. Ganondagan is a late 17th
century Seneca town site and nationally regarded as a center for Haudenosaunee
(Iroquois) history and cultural preservation. Michael will be presenting "Winnowing
with Mohawks in Great Britain: A Pictorial Journey Through the Eastern Woodland
Materials in the Pitt Rivers Collection".
The Pitt Rivers Collection of Oxford University, located in Oxford, United
Kingdom, reputedly holds near 500,000 objects from all across the globe. In
2010 Michael spoke at the museum and was able to explore their rich assemblage
of Eastern Woodland material.
Scott Meachum is an independent researcher and historian
whose primary areas of interest include contact period Native American material
culture, specializing in warfare and pictography. Scott will be presenting,
“Success Lies Within: War Bundle Contents and Power”. Woodland Indian tribes considered war bundles to be a vital component
necessary for the well-being and success of the war party. All aspects of these
packs will be discussed including images of the outer coverings, contents of
surviving examples, descriptions, and the purpose of the items contained in
them.
Ward Oles is an independent researcher and artist
concentrating in the study of the material culture of the 18th century
and the colonial history of North America, with a primary focus on the North
Eastern Native American material culture. Ward will be presenting, “Iconographic
Finger Rings: A Study of Chronology and Commonality in the 17th and
18th Century”. Finger rings of a
number of different designs were part of the goods supplied to Eastern American
Indians during the fur trade era.
Scott Stephenson is Director of Collections and
Interpretation at the American Revolution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Scott was curator of the international traveling exhibition Clash of
Empires: The British, French, and Indian War, 1754-1763. Scott will be presenting “The Indian
Fashion: Getting Dressed in the 18th Century Native America”. By the middle of the 18th century, most
American Indians communities living east of the Mississippi River had more than
a century of contact with various European colonizers and the imported goods
that came with the trade. Selectively adopting and adapting new materials,
garments, and objects from their colonial neighbors and trading partners,
communities across a wide swatch of Eastern North America developed a
recognizable “Indian Fashion” by the eve of the American Revolution. This
illustrated talk will survey the major elements of the 18th Century
“Indian Fashion” through period art, objects, and written sources.
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