New Exhibit Opening of "Hodinöhsö:ni’ Women: From the Time of Creation"
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A timely new exhibit at Ganondagan State Historic Site opens to the public on Saturday, March 24, 2018. “Hodinöhsö:ni’ Women: From the Time of Creation” examining the many ways in which Hodinöhsö:ni’ women have acted as positive forces in our world, and provides a glimpse into their complex and sophisticated way of life. As the exhibit unfolds, it demonstrates that, from the time of Creation to the present, Hodinöhsö:ni’ women continue to provide guidance, wisdom, healing, joy, sustenance, hope, peace and love to the world.
“There is a strong connection between the American suffrage movement and the Hodinöhsö:ni’,” noted Seneca Art & Culture Center Curator and Interpretive Programs Assistant Michael Galban. “Using Hodinöhsö:ni’ art, both historic and contemporary, this exhibit outlines the reasons why Hodinöhsö:ni’ people—and particularly Hodinöhsö:ni’ women—have had an impact on the way we, as modern people, regard access to justice and find balance.”
The exhibit—the first new addition since the opening of the Seneca Art & Culture Center in 2015—touches on five important moments in time when Hodinöhsö:ni’ women have had a major impact. The exhibit is designed to help the viewer consider all the ways, throughout history, in which Hodinöhsö:ni’ women have appeared and worked to sustain their culture of equity, justice and the power of thinking with a “good mind,” and how they continue to be a model for the world.
The five exhibit sections are:
- Women in Creation. According to the Hodinöhsö:ni’ Creation Story, women are the pathway to unfolding life here on Mother Earth. These feminine elements continue to inspire
Hodinöhsö:ni’ artists with the power and beauty of their message. - Jigöhsahsë’ – The Mother of Nations. Long ago, Jigöhsahsë’ lived along the “warriors path” between the Seneca and their direct western neighbors the Kahkwa, the Erie and the Petun. The first person to embrace the Peacemaker’s message, Jigöhsahsë’ was instrumental in the formation of the Iroquois Confederacy.
- Akino’ënh, “Our Mothers.” At the time of Ganondagan (17th century), and throughout the colonial period, Hodinöhsö:ni’ women have guided and sustained their people as leaders in agriculture, maternity, spirituality and government.
- Sisters in Spirit. Largely ignored and untold, history has recorded the impact that Hodinöhsö:ni’ women and culture had on the minds of the leaders of the Women’s Rights movement in the United States. Leaders like Matilda Joselyn Gage, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Susan B. Anthony had direct and personal contact with Hodinöhsö:ni’ women which had a significant positive impact on their fight for equality.
- Walking in Two Worlds. Seven powerful examples of contemporary Hodinöhsö:ni’ women are featured here, demonstrating how they have chosen to make a difference in our world.
Interpretive tours on Saturday, March 24 will be ongoing. The new exhibit will be open for regular hours that day from 9 am to 4:30 pm, and then will follow regular Seneca Art & Culture Center hours, Tuesdays through Sundays.
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