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

Earth to Table

Projectile Points

Stone 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