The seeds that left the Cayuga Lake region over 250 years ago are home again. Learn how Michelle Seneca, along with her partner Stephen Henhawk, has worked to help this happen. Gayogo̱hó:nǫʔ (Cayuga) people have a rich history of over ten thousand years living in and stewarding lands of the Finger Lakes region. The Gayogo̱hó:nǫʔ people are part of the Six Nations of the Hodinǫhsǫ́:nih (Haudenosaunee), sometimes referred to as the “Iroquois.”

WHEN: Tuesday, May 21, 2024, 6:00-7:00 PM

WHERE: Kendal Auditorium, 230 N. Triphammer Rd., Ithaca, NY

We will have available for sale at the event The Gayogo̱hó:nǫʔ People in the Cayuga Lake Region: A Brief History, by Kurt A. Jordan, published by the Tompkins County Historical Commission in 2022. Professor Jordan’s 80-page history of the Gayogo̱hó:nǫʔ begins at the end of the last ice age 13,000 years ago and traces the Gayogo̱hó:nǫʔ people to the reoccupation of their traditional territory in 2003, to the events in 2021. The book is also available from The History Center’s online bookstore and at the Cornell Bookstore. Checks for the $10.80 payment (includes tax) are the preferred form of payment at the event.