The display also features an elegant silver pipe, given to Skenandoa by New York Governor Tompkins circa 1807. Panels and drawings trace Skenandoa s friendship with the American colonists, the difficult decisions he made to ensure the survival of the Oneida Nation in changing times, and his leadership and assistance to the Americans during the Revolutionary War. This display uses new biographical information and historical records to explain the contentious history of Oneida Hanyery and Mohawk Joseph Brant. The two found themselves in opposing camps long before the Revolutionary War, notably in a land dispute near Canajoharie in the 1760s. The display explains Brant s connections to the British, Hanyery s loyalty to the Americans, each man s role in the British siege of Fort Stanwix and the Battle of Oriskany, and compares how they fared after the Revolutionary War.
Admission is free, and group tours are available by appointment.