Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center

Shaver's Creek Environmental Center sits on the original homelands of the Conestoga-Susquehannock people. This Native American Heritage Month, we want to respect and amplify the long history of life and culture on these lands.

The Susquehannock people are the Indigenous people of the Susquehanna river. The tribe originated from a community of villages and farms along the Susquehanna. After colonization, the community "evolved into a unique inter-tribal safe haven" where they began the long Susquehannock tradition of "merging with other tribes and forming inter-tribal communities."

The Conestoga-Susquehannock Tribe today consists of descendants of this diverse community working to provide a cultural home to those of shared ancestry, increase awareness of their cultural revival, and establish protections for their sacred sites and heirlooms.

Like many Indigenous communities, the Susquehannock tribe was deeply tied to the land. As an environmental center on this site today, we share gratitude and reverence for the historical caretakers of these lands and strive to play our part in the ongoing stewardship of the natural world we inhabit.

Thank you to the Conestoga-Susquehannock Tribe for all of the information above. We encourage you to learn more about the past, present, and future of the tribe at www.conestogasusquehannocktribe.com. You can also follow them on Facebook and Instagram.

For more about the history of Indigenous People in Pennsylvania, check out the resource guide compiled by Penn State University Libraries: bit.ly/3WKbhaF ... See MoreSee Less