North by Northeast:

NYFS Celebrates Mohawk and Tuscarora Traditions

Lisa Overholser

Citation

Overholser, Lisa. “North by Northeast: NYFS Celebrates Mohawk and Tuscarora Traditions.” New York Folklore, vol. 36: 1-2, 2010. pp. 30-34.

Summary

The Hudson Valley Quadricentennial in 2009 spurred all kinds of special celebrations in cities along the Hudson River, from flotilla parades and festivals to art fairs, music performances, and exhibitions...For its part in the Quadricentennial celebrations, the New York Folklore Society commemorated these still-thriving cultural traditions with “North by Northeast: Baskets and Beadwork from the Akwesasne Mohawk and Tuscarora.”

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