The Woodland Confederacy is a historical re-enactment organization dedicated to portraying Native Americans of the eastern woodlands. With a membership of over fifty friends and families, we depict the native peoples of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, from early colonial contact, to the Seven Years War in America (also known as the French & Indian War) through the American Revolution.

Our name signals our diversity: our members portray people throughout the eastern woodlands. Some of us choose our personae from personal interests, others from personal heritage, some from both. Our range of impressions include Abenaki (Micmac, Cowasuck, Pennacook, Sokoki and St. Francis), Iroquois (Mohawk, Caughnawaga Mohawk, Tuscarora, Seneca), Lenape (also known as Delaware), Odawa, Shawnee, and others. Our presentation of native lifestyles and material culture is based on research and study of the period. Our clothing, foodstuffs, and dwelling places are presented as accurately as possible.

Confederacy members attend many historical events. Most are Seven Years War (French & Indian) or American Revolutionary period reenactments. Some members portray a much earlier time period - the 1600's - as guests of the Dutch on the ship, Half Moon, that sailed up the Hudson. You will meet us at such places as Fort Niagara; Fort Ticonderoga; Saratoga; Fort Monmouth, NJ; Fortress Louisbourg in Nova Scotia; Fort Number Four in New Hampshire, and at events hosted by the British Brigade and the Brigade of the American Revolution. We are honored to be invited to several "invitation only" events each year. In addition, many of us bring educational outreach presentations to local schools and community events.

You may also recognize some of our members in the artwork of Robert Griffing, John Buxton, and others, and in documentaries such as the TBS series The Revolutionary War, the Discovery Channel's Archaeology program on Rogers' Rangers, and most recently the PBS series Liberty! Woodland Confederacy members are regularly called upon to participate in media ventures, whether in film, television, or the fine arts.

Sharing what we have learned of the complex role of Native Americans in North America's past is central to our group's purpose. By depicting not only the stirring spectacle of warfare, but also the subtle diplomacy of a grand council, and offering the sights and sounds of children playing, families coming together for a feast, and elders singing by firelight, we hope to alter some of the stereotypes that have plagued native people.

Also check out our friends in the Indian Department.

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