Tickets for this symposium will be available at the door (no need to call to preregister after March 27). Doors open at 9 a.m. and tickets are $25 each (cash, check or credit card). Lunch cannot be added at this time due to the caterer's order deadline, which has passed. Thank you for your interest!

Old Fort Niagara will host a one day symposium entitled “Fort Niagara through Native Eyes.” Speakers will include well-known Native historians Michael Galban, Jamie Jacobs and Rick Hill. The event will take place at the Tuscarora Nation House, 5226 Walmore Road Lewiston, NY.  The program will get underway at 10:00 a.m. Speakers will explore the Native American perspective on the fort during the French period, the American Revolution and the War of 1812.  Tickets for the program are $25.00 and are available by advance purchase only. Please call the fort after February 11 at (716) 745-7611 to purchase tickets. Lunch will also be available by advance reservation only for an additional $12.00.

Schedule of Activities:

9:00 a.m. Doors Open

10:00 a.m. Welcome and Introductions- Neil Patterson Sr.

10:15 p.m.  Native People and Fort Niagara during the French Era- Michael Galban

11:15 a.m. Native People at Fort Niagara during the American Revolution- Jamie Jacobs

12:15 p.m. Lunch

1:15 p.m. The Treaties of 1764/Native People during the War of 1812- Dr. Richard Hill

2:00 p.m. Panel Discussion

3:00 p.m. Adjournment