Tompkin's County

Tompkins County is located in the Ithaca area below the finger lakes in upstate New York. This area is home to the traditional and ancestral land of the Gayogohó:nǫˀ nation which is more commonly known as the Cayuga Nation; one of the six nations of the Iroquois Confederacy. The History Center in Tompkins County is a museum that recognizes and continually supports the sovereignty of the native nations who originally lived on this territory, and celebrates their culture and religious traditions