Niagara Falls is rich with Indigenous history a legacy these Haudenosaunee people want recognized [Video]

This week we’re taking you to Niagara Falls for the second installment of our occasional series Unmapped. Rosanna is unmapping Niagara Falls, aka Onguiaahra – from the Haudenosaunee contributions to the War of 1812 to the Tuscarora women keeping their culture and traditions alive through beading, there is much more to know beyond the iconic waterfall.

For Rick Hill, the rainbows created by the swirling mists of Niagara Falls made it a natural place for storytelling to be born. 

“There’s something very seductive about it,” he said. “There is something that almost makes you want to jump in.”

Hill is a Tuscarora Elder who grew up in Grand Island, N.Y., just over 11 kilometres southeast of Niagara Falls.  

Niagara Falls is one of the most popular tourist destinations in North America, bringing thousands of people to the region to marvel at the massive waterfalls that give the area its namesake. 

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