Native Americans: Past, Present, and Future
The hope of Pittsburgh Public Theater is that our Land Acknowledgement and the resources below will help you achieve a deeper understanding of Indigenous Peoples’ history and culture, and inspire you to take action in support of Native American Communities and Indigenous Rights.
Education
Smithsonian Institute, National Museum of the American Indian
Smithsonian Institute: Native Knowledge 360 Education Initiative
Native Governance and Land Acknowledgement
First Nations Development Institute: Strengthening Native American Communities & Economics
Native Governance Center: Supporting Indigenous Changemakers and Nations
Native Governance Center: A Guide to Land Acknowledgement
Native Governance Center: Beyond Land Acknowledgement
Native Governance Center: Land Acknowledgement, a Self-Assessment
U.S. Department of Arts and Culture
Native Land: a map of indigenous territories, languages and treaties
Local History
Chuck Erdeljac: “American Indians of the Allegheny Valley” - Oakmont Historical Society
WESA: “Who Lived Here First? A Look at Pittsburgh’s Native American History”
Allegheny Front: “The Complicated History of the Kinzua Dam and How It Changed Life for the Seneca People”
Carlisle Indian School Project: Honoring the Children, Giving Voice to the Legacy
PBS Native Voices: “How the Iroquois Great Law of Peace Shaped U.S. Democracy”
Haudenosaunee Confederacy: Who We Are
Local Connections
Council of Three Rivers American Indian Center
PublicSource: “Living in Two Worlds: One Indigenous Woman’s View of Growing Up and Living in Pittsburgh”
Pittsburgh City Paper: “Pittsburgh Indigenous Rights Advocate Weighs in on Standing Rock”
Pittsburgh City Paper: “There Are Indigenous People in the Present”
Seneca People
Seneca Nation of Indians: Historic Preservation
Seneca Nation of Indians: Culture
Seneca-Iroquois National Museum
Seneca Pronunciation and Spelling Guide
Seneca Language Departments and Programs
Seneca Language Department – Allegany Territory
Artists and Activists
Groundwater Arts: Divest to Invest
Environmental Health News: Native Americans and Environmental Activism
Native American Voices: Haudenosaunee Influence on Early American Feminists