American Indians in New York State: An Audio Exploration of Contemporary Life and Current Topics

ALBANY, NY (10/01/2008)(readMedia)-- WAMC/Northeast Public Radio's flagship morning program, The Roundtable, will broadcast a special series featuring current topics about American Indians in New York State. This week long series will broadcast on WAMC October 6^th through October 10^th from 11am to noon culminating on October 10th at Fenimore Museum with a live audience broadcast.

The Roundtable hosts, Joe Donahue, Sarah LaDuke and their producers will travel to the Oneida Reservation in Oneida, New York; the Seneca White Springs archaeological site in Geneva, New York; the Native Museum of the American Indian at the Smithsonian in Washington, DC; the Iroquois Museum in Howe's Cave, New York; and the Fenimore Art Museum in Cooperstown, New York.

"The Roundtable staff is very excited about the upcoming series. The New York State Council for the Humanities has provided us with a great opportunity to explore American Indian culture in New York State," says Joe Donahue, host of the The Roundtable. "We spent the summer traveling and exploring a variety of Native Issues, and we found dynamic communities with historical and cultural aspects that are relevant to all of us.

The Roundtable crew will speak to members of the Oneida Reservation as they teach and learn the Oneida language; residents of the Oneida Reservation about the practice of tribal customs; an archaeologist and members of the Seneca Iroquois Nation about the excavation, identification, and reclamation of native artifacts; an expert on American Indian religion about sacred places; museum curators about art collections and the significance of select works; legal scholars on the history of treaties; and literary experts on the representation of American Indians in American Literature.

The series will conclude with a special live broadcast from the Fenimore Art Museum in Cooperstown, New York. WAMC President Alan Chartock will join Joe and Sarah taking part in the interviews of experts on the representation of Natives in American Literature. This broadcast is open to the public from 11am to noon and anyone interested in attending can RSVP to Andy Clegg at 1-800-323-9262 ext. 103.

"We hope that the listening audience finds the same engagement in these issues that we have, and that they join us at the Fenimore Museum for our concluding panel discussion on Oct. 10," said Alan Chartock.

Broadcast schedule, pictures and information about the American Indians in New York State broadcast can be found at: http://www.wamc.org/americanindians.

This programming made possible through the support of the New York Council for the Humanities, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this radio series do not necessarily represent those of the New York Council for the Humanities or National Endowment for the Humanities.

WAMC/Northeast Public Radio is a non-commercial, listener supported public radio network broadcasting 24 hours a day to portions of seven New England and Middle Atlantic States. All broadcasts can also be heard online at http://www.wamc.org/ and segments of The Roundtable can be podcast from WAMC's website.

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