Join us in the Great Hall of the Arkell Museum & Canajoharie Library for an afternoon with Master Storyteller & Cultural Educator Perry Ground!

These programs are FREE and open to the public.

Haudenosaunee Women – From SkyWoman to Influence on American Suffrage
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Presentation best for 7th grade - adults.
This presentation discusses the role that women play in Haudenosaunee communities throughout history. Beginning with the Creation Story and SkyWoman, the talk will highlight the important responsibilities women have with the culture, government, and communities of the Haudenosaunee and how these freedoms and responsibilities impacted the American women and suffrage.

Raven Steals the Sun: Native American Eclipse Stories
2:30pm - 4:00 pm
Appealing to all ages!
This Story-filled presentation will share the beliefs, traditions, and protocols of several Native American tribes related to the Sun and Eclipse events. Tribes across North America have stories to explain these solar events and view them in many different ways – as a signal or a transformation, as omens, as sacred, and as a celebration. From the Cherokee to the Navajo to the Inuit to the Haudenosaunee (and many other tribes), these traditional legends have been told for hundreds of years and continue to be important to Native American culture today.

More information about Perry Ground and these two programs is available on our event page: Perry Ground

For further questions, please email info@arkellmuseum.org
or call 518-673-2314 ext 113.

This program is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.