The Native American Studies minor is taught across multiple disciplines; Literature, History, and Anthropology. The study of Native American history and culture is especially pertinent to Geneseo’s history and educational curriculum, considering the legacy of the Haudenosaunee in Western New York. Given the proximity of our campus to the signing of the Big Tree Treaty (1797) and the Treaty of Canandaigua (1794) the stability and proliferation of Native American Studies is necessary. Our campus sits upon ancestral Seneca land, and through these resources and the various courses offered each semester students can begin to understand the effects of colonization upon Iroquois people.
Open Sources
- History Matters This site is compilation of resources pertaining to American History- there are sources made available to users from the Smithsonian Institution, and a variety of Libraries.
- The Digital Collections: A Gateway to the Collections Held by the NYS Archives, Museum, and LibraryAccess photographs, textual materials, artifacts, government documents, manuscripts, and other materials relating to New York State's rich history.
- Hathi Trust HathiTrust Digital Library is a digital preservation repository and highly functional access platform. It provides long-term preservation and access services for public domain and in copyright content from a variety of sources, including Google, the Internet Archive, Microsoft, and in-house partner institution initiatives. Learn how to download ebooks to your device.
- Internet ArchiveSome items may be subject to Copyright.
Modern News Sources
Rochester Historical Society- Volume III (gen F 129 R7 R58 v. 3)
