Native American heritage subject of program at Fort Pitt Museum

As part of Native American Heritage Month this November, the Fort Pitt Museum will host “Native Allegheny, Past and Present” on Saturday, Nov. 8.

The special program is open from 3 to 7 p.m. at the museum at Point State Park in Pittsburgh, and will feature a presentation, guided exhibition tours and a small reception celebrating the enduring cultures of the region’s first peoples.

Three centuries ago, Delawares, Shawnees, Senecas and other Native peoples settled the region around present-day Pittsburgh, a place they referred to as “Allegheny.” Far from the pressures of colonial settlement and rival Native nations, it became a sanctuary of sorts in an increasingly turbulent world.

The Native Allegheny, Past and Present program includes a presentation by Jeremy Johnson, cultural education