NYS Museum Instructor James Jenkins teaching Goff 7th grade students about the Haudenosaunee people.
Goff Middle School 7th grade students learned about Native Americans, specifically the Haudenosaunee or the “People of the Longhouse,” during a visit from New York State Museum educators on Thursday. The Haudenosaunee confederacy was comprised of six nations including the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca, Cayuga and Tuscarora.
The students in Kelyn Snyder’s Social Studies classes rotated through five different stations to learn about the Haudenosaunee people.
The stations included:
- Archaeology
- Tools
- Food Ways/Medicinal Plants
- Raw Materials & Finished Goods
- Topography
The NYS Museum educators brought artifacts with them from the museum so that students could interact with them and learn more about Native American people and how they lived 500 years ago.
“This activity showed students the culture, community, and confederacy that the Haudenosaunee people had before European exploration,” said Mrs. Snyder. “The unique classroom experience encouraged the students to ask questions, interact with their history, and create memorable learning experiences.”
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