The Seneca Chief: What’s in a Name? | Reflections on the Erie Canal

Join the Buffalo Maritime Museum and an independent researcher as they discuss the Erie Canal’s impact from an Indigenous perspective. Learn how a boat building project to commemorate the Canal’s opening provides a unique opportunity to share a broader and more diverse historical narrative of the Erie Canal and New York State. This resource includes video clips, discussion questions, vocabulary, a writing response activity, and an optional research activity.