The Iroquois Indian Museum in Howes Cave, New York is an educational institution that uses Iroquois art as a tool for teaching Iroquois culture. The museum, which opened in 1981, is located in Schoharie County, homeland of the Mohawk Indians, one of the Iroquois tribes.
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