Description
Book SynopsisFocuses on the men who provided leadership for the Oneida during the turbulent decades between 1750 and 1800. This study charts Oneida's changing position within the Six Nations, and documents the ways in which authority to conduct diplomatic affairs passed between sachems and warriors and ultimately spread to a broad range of individuals.
Trade Review"Norton offers a personal and meaningful account of the Oneidas during the revolution and a structured analysis of the ways in which the war altered Oneida leadership."—Daniel Barr, Robert Morris University
Table of ContentsTable of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: A Nation Apart, prior to 1750
1. The Oneida during War, in the 1750s
2. The Oneida at Peace, 1760–1765
3. The Oneida as Diplomats, 1765–1770
4. The Oneida as Neutrals, 1770–1776
5. The Oneida as Rebels, 1777–1783
6. The Oneida as Survivors, 1784–1800
Conclusion: Oneida Leadership Maintained, 1750–1800
Appendixes
1. Names of Oneida and Tuscarora Participants at Fort Stanwix Conference
2. Oneida Members Involved at the Treaty of Fort Stanwix
3. Petitioners to the State of New York to Lease Land to Peter Smith
4. Oneida Signatories to an Act Relative to the Lands Appropriated by the State of New York
5. Oneida Signers of Letter to Timothy Pickering Complaining about Samuel Kirkland
6. Oneida Overseers of East and West Ends of Kanowalohale
Biographical Information of Oneida Leaders
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index
