Background Information for Teachers
The following background information has been divided into categories for information on contextualization of lesson, the Seneca, Cornplanter's life, and the Kinzua Dam.
To place this lesson into a larger framework about what was happening to Native Americans throughout the state of Pennsylvania, please review Story Chapter 4: Dispossession, Dispersal, and Persistence.
For information regarding the Seneca, see these websites:
The Iroquois Nations of the Northeast-The Sovereign People
The Seneca Nation of Indians
For bibliographic information about Cornplanter review the
Warren County Historical Marker, the Student Handout 1-Cornplanter Biographical Sketch, or the following websites:
Chief Cornplanter-Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Pennsylvania People. Cornplanter. Level 2.
For information about the Kinzua Dam refer to the U.S Army Corps of Engineers website:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District–Kinzua Dam and Allegheny Reservoir
Before beginning the lesson, you may also wish to review Student Handout 2-Debate Information for US Government and Student Handout 3-Debate Information for Seneca Perspective. These include primary source materials and statistics for your students to interpret and include in their debate.
To place this lesson into a larger framework about what was happening to Native Americans throughout the state of Pennsylvania, please review Story Chapter 4: Dispossession, Dispersal, and Persistence.
For information regarding the Seneca, see these websites:
The Iroquois Nations of the Northeast-The Sovereign People
The Seneca Nation of Indians
For bibliographic information about Cornplanter review the
Warren County Historical Marker, the Student Handout 1-Cornplanter Biographical Sketch, or the following websites:Chief Cornplanter-Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Pennsylvania People. Cornplanter. Level 2.
For information about the Kinzua Dam refer to the U.S Army Corps of Engineers website:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District–Kinzua Dam and Allegheny Reservoir
Before beginning the lesson, you may also wish to review Student Handout 2-Debate Information for US Government and Student Handout 3-Debate Information for Seneca Perspective. These include primary source materials and statistics for your students to interpret and include in their debate.
Web Sites
Chief Cornplanter-Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/ppet/cornplanter/page1.asp?secid=31
Located in "Pennsylvania History" link of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, this three-page article is a wonderful source of information about Chief Cornplanter. It is more detailed than a brief encyclopedic entry and includes helpful background information on the forming of the Six Nations and their Revolutionary war involvement, in addition to Cornplanter's biographical information.
Pennsylvania People. Cornplanter. Level 2. http://www.cbsd.org/pennsylvaniapeople/level2_biographies/Level_2_biog...
This website at the Central Bucks School District includes the biographies of many interesting Pennsylvanians. Written by Mrs. Melissa Yates, a librarian from Buckingham Elementary School, the biographies are aimed for two different reading levels (fourth and fifth to sixth). This biography on Cornplanter (6th grade level) is a good summary of different aspects of his life.
The Iroquois Nations of the Northeast-The Sovereign People http://www.carnegiemnh.org/exhibits/north-south-east-west/iroquois/ind...
This excellent online exhibit by Carnegie Museum of Natural History is entitled, "North, South, East, and West: American Indians and the Natural World." This link takes you directly to the East section in which the Iroquois Confederacy is described. Link to Cornplanter for a brief introduction of who he is, his land, and what happened to it.
The Seneca Nation of Indians http://www.sni.org
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District–Kinzua Dam and Allegheny Reservoir http://www.lrp.usace.army.mil/rec/lakes/kinzuala.htm
The Army Corps of Engineers constructed the Kinzua Dam. They cite the Flood Control Acts of 1936 and 1938 as the permission for construction and estimate the monetary benefits they have provided over the years in avoiding area flood damage as exceeding $1 billion. Statistical information on the construction of the dam and area recreational information is also provided on the site.
Located in "Pennsylvania History" link of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, this three-page article is a wonderful source of information about Chief Cornplanter. It is more detailed than a brief encyclopedic entry and includes helpful background information on the forming of the Six Nations and their Revolutionary war involvement, in addition to Cornplanter's biographical information.
Pennsylvania People. Cornplanter. Level 2. http://www.cbsd.org/pennsylvaniapeople/level2_biographies/Level_2_biog...
This website at the Central Bucks School District includes the biographies of many interesting Pennsylvanians. Written by Mrs. Melissa Yates, a librarian from Buckingham Elementary School, the biographies are aimed for two different reading levels (fourth and fifth to sixth). This biography on Cornplanter (6th grade level) is a good summary of different aspects of his life.
The Iroquois Nations of the Northeast-The Sovereign People http://www.carnegiemnh.org/exhibits/north-south-east-west/iroquois/ind...
This excellent online exhibit by Carnegie Museum of Natural History is entitled, "North, South, East, and West: American Indians and the Natural World." This link takes you directly to the East section in which the Iroquois Confederacy is described. Link to Cornplanter for a brief introduction of who he is, his land, and what happened to it.
The Seneca Nation of Indians http://www.sni.org
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District–Kinzua Dam and Allegheny Reservoir http://www.lrp.usace.army.mil/rec/lakes/kinzuala.htm
The Army Corps of Engineers constructed the Kinzua Dam. They cite the Flood Control Acts of 1936 and 1938 as the permission for construction and estimate the monetary benefits they have provided over the years in avoiding area flood damage as exceeding $1 billion. Statistical information on the construction of the dam and area recreational information is also provided on the site.
