Which option gives the most accurate fact about Indigenous Presence in New York State?

  • Indigenous peoples including the Lenape, Shinnecock, and Unkechaug have long histories connected with southeastern New York.
  • Construction of the original Erie Canal began in 1817 and was completed in 1825.
  • The original Haudenosaunee Confederacy joined the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca nations.
  • The New York State Museum reports that Indigenous people have lived in what is now New York for at least 13,000 years.