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1st ed. |
| Description |
xxvi, 166 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm. |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Series |
The Iroquois and their neighbors |
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Iroquois and their neighbors.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-158) and index. |
| Contents |
Indian names -- Before the whirlwind, 1758-1775 -- From the Revolution to Fort Stanwix, 1775-1784 -- An uneasy peace, 1784-1790 -- Tioga Point to the Canandaigua Treaty, 1790-1794 -- The sale of the Seneca lands, 1795-1802 -- Defense of Seneca traditions, 1802-1811 -- War, diplomacy, and land, 1807-1819 -- "Pagan" versus Christian, 1818-1827 -- Red Jacket attacked and reconciled, 1826-1830 --Treaty of Fort Stanwix, 1784 -- Treaty of Canandaigua, 1794 -- Red Jacket's reply to Reverend Cram, 1805 -- Red Jacket to Reverend John Alexander, 1811 -- Speech to Mr. Richardson, 1811. |
| Summary |
In the first modern biography of Red Jacket, the author sheds light on the achievements of this formidable Iroquois diplomat who, as a representative of the Seneca and Six Nations, met and negotiated with American presidents from George Washington to Andrew Jackson. The political career of Red Jacket (1758-1830) began just before the American Revolution, when both the Americans and the British sought the alliance of the powerful Iroquois Confederacy. By the 1790s, Red Jacket was frequently the diplomat chosen by the Seneca Nation and the Iroquois Confederacy to represent them in councils and treaty negotiations between the United States, the British in Canada, and the Indian nations of the Ohio Country. Red Jacket spoke eloquently against the sale of Indian lands, against the encroachment of the white man's religion and culture, and in defense of Indian sovereignty. His speeches were widely known in his own lifetime and continue to be reprinted. |
| Subject |
Red Jacket, Seneca chief, approximately 1756-1830.
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Seneca Indians -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
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Seneca Indians -- Politics and government.
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Seneca Indians -- Government relations.
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Red Jacket, Seneca chief, approximately 1756-1830 (OCoLC)fst01843458
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Seneca Indians -- Government relations.
(OCoLC)fst01112452
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Seneca Indians -- Kings and rulers.
(OCoLC)fst01112454
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Seneca Indians -- Politics and government. (OCoLC)fst01112459
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| Genre/Form |
Biography.
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Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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Biographies.
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| ISBN |
0815627858 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
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9780815627852 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
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081560548X (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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9780815605485 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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