The Oneida Indian Nation’s First Allies Group has returned to Fort Stanwix for the 2009 season to participate in the living history interactive activities conducted daily at the reconstructed Revolutionary War fort operated by the National Park Service.

Fort Stanwix’s observation of National Parks Week is underway and continues through Saturday, April 18. While parks across the country officially celebrate National Parks Week from April 19 to April 25, Fort Stanwix shifted its observance back one week to coincide with the week-long school spring break.

Fort Stanwix, built along the Oneida Carrying Place, allows visitors to learn about the harsh conditions of the time and how the American victory at the frontier fort directly contributed to the British defeat at Saratoga in 1777.

Scheduled activities for the observance will be conducted from 10 to 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 to 3 p.m. each day. Fort Stanwix is open seven days a week from 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m