Contact Information

Karen Lewis
Kanhiote - Tyendinaga Territory Public Library
1644 York Road
Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory
Deseronto, Ontario
K0K 1X0
karenl@library.tyendinaga.net
www.tyendinaga.net/volunteer/kanhiote/
Phone:   (613) 967-6264
Fax:   (613) 396-3627

Subjects

Indians of North America, Environment, Health, Handicrafts

Description

The focus of our collection is Aboriginal culture with emphasis on Iroquois / Mohawk heritage, language, traditions and beliefs. We also strive for a balanced collection featuring self-teaching materials, recreation, family life, healthy lifestyle, environment and fiction.

Along with up-to-date reading material for children and adults, Kanhiote offers an automated library system, librarians access to the Internet to answer reference questions, encyclopedia on CD-ROM and in hard copy, videos geared to children, students and Native studies, computer files to help in genealogy research for anyone with roots at Tyendinaga, a file of old pictures of community members and vertical files containing a range of information.

Our Mohawk Edukit provides teaching aids (primary level) on various aspects - music, games, language, arts - of Mohawk life and culture. The kit contains books, cassette tape of Iroquois social songs, videos, puppets, corn husk dolls, a rattle, water drum, etc.

New this year is a flannel board with story and characters to support the telling of our creation story (English only) and the Thanksgiving Address (English and Mohawk).

Languages

English, French, Mohawk

Holdings

Monographs	2,500
Serials	25
Photographs	100
Audio recordings	12
Videorecordings	100
Maps	n/a
Microfilm	2

Access

Partially catalogued using the Library of Congress subject headings
No on-line catalog
Reference service available
Open to the public
Tues. & Wed. 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM ; Thurs. 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM and 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Interlibrary loans available
Photocopying available
This library is the CAP centre and Internet access is available to the public on four stations.