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Rebellious Younger Brother: Oneida Leadership and Diplomacy, 1750-1800

Rebellious Younger Brother: Oneida Leadership and Diplomacy, 1750-1800

Norton, David

Hardcover

Native American HistoryRevolutionary Period (1775-1800)

ISBN10: 0875803997
ISBN13: 9780875803999
Publisher: Northern Illinois Univ
Published: Apr 27 2009
Pages: 249
Weight: 1.20
Height: 0.80 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.20
Language: English

Throughout the colonial period, Oneida speakers promoted themselves as representatives not only for their own people but for all members of the Iroquois Six Nations Confederacy. With the arrival of Europeans, this self-appointed diplomatic role became increasingly complex. Because Oneida villages lay at the juncture of trade routes and water highways, Oneida leaders regularly dealt with traders and missionaries as well as refugee Indian peoples. When European imperial rivalries flared into war in the second half of the eighteenth century, Oneida diplomats faced the dual challenges of preserving the Confederacy and securing trade and territory agreements with the colonial power that appeared to offer Native Americans the best deal. Oneida diplomacy failed on both fronts. While the Six Nations splintered, the British openly violated treaties. Consequently, when Britain's colonies rebelled, Oneida leaders generally advocated joining the revolutionaries. When the fighting ended, however, those among the Oneida who had supported the patriots fared no better than other Native Americans. The government of the newly created United States conveniently forgot the Oneida contribution to the War for Independence.

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