Copper Projectile Point

First Footprints

Within the Indigenous collections of Niagara Falls History Museum is found evidence dating back to the earliest human inhabitation of the region. From the Paleoindian Period reaching back 13,000 years, through the Archaic and Woodland Periods, to European contact and modern times, Indigenous peoples have always been an essential part of Niagara.

The Objects

Ceremony

Ceremony Smoking Pipes Smoking Pipes
Blocked-end Tube Block-end Tube

Earth to Table

Pottery Jar Pottery Jar
Pottery Shards Pottery Shards

Projectile Points

Plywood Arrowhead Plaque Plywood Arrowhead Plaque
Copper Spearhead Copper Sheets and Spearhead
Early Woodland Projectile Point Early and Middle Woodland
Early Archaic projectile point Early Archaic
Early Paleo Projectile Point Early Paleo
Late Archaic projectile point Late Archaic and Early Woodland
Late Paleo projectile point Late Paleo

Stone Tools

Stone Celts Celts
Grooved axe Grooved axe
Re-worked tools Re-worked tools

Bannerstones and Gorget

Bannerstones Bannerstones and Gorget

First Fashion Shell Beads

First Fashion necklace First Fashion Shell Beads

Bone Tools and Beads

Bone tools Bone tools and beads