Raccoon is starving and needs to use his wits to get a meal.  The crayfish are not an easy meal.

Based on the Story by Arthur C. Parker (Seneca)

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This week Director Garrett Wendt joins the show to discuss his upcoming documentary. We talk about what inspired him to undertake this massive project. We touch on the Haudenosaunee influence on the Women's Rights movement, as well as learn about abolitionists Charle Finney and Fredrick Douglas. You don't want to miss this film! For more information click here: https://iamrochester.com https://www.facebook.com/RochesterMovie/

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Tecumseh is in the fight for his life at the Battle of the Thames.  Meanwhile, bloody conflicts continue on both sides of the Niagara River.  Can the Confederacy survive another Civil War?

Sources: The Iroquois in the War of 1812 by C. Benn The War of 1812: A Forgotten Conflict by Donald Hickey The Wampum Chronicles- by Darren Bonaparte Transcriptions from Draper Manuscript (1877) Draper Manuscripts, Series U, Volume 11 Notes from Oneida Indians - Oct. 30 - Nov. 2nd inclusive, 1877

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In the fall of 1812 thousands of American forces gathered on the Niagara River to attack Upper Canada.  But 80 Members of the Six Nations of Grand River made sure that the invaders didn't get very far.  

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In this episode we give the background on how the native peoples of the American Continent dealt with the Euro-Americans during the first decade of the 19th Century.  New leaders will rise.  John Norton, a Scottish-Cherokee who became a Mohawk and Tecumseh a Shawnee leader who had a vision to unite all tribes together to save their people from extinction. 

 

Sources:

The Journal of Major John Norton, 1816

The Iroquois in the War of 1812 by Carl Benn The War of 1812: A Forgotten Conflict by Donald R Hickey

 

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There is no Thanksgiving Day in Haudenosaunee society.  Instead it is a lifestyle that needs to be put into practice on a daily basis.  In this short supplemental we cover a traditional Mohawk prayer of Thanksgiving that is recited at gatherings and celebrations.

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During a Delaware invasion into Cayuga territory, the area peoples rally to defeat a foe bent on revenge. The battle will culminate at the edge of the highest waterfall on this side of the continent. 

Sources:

Retold, based on the account by Rev. D. H. Hamilton

The falls of Taughannock : containing a complete description of this the highest fall in the state of New York. With historical and descriptive sketches" by LEWIS HALSEY

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In 1799 a Seneca man lay on his death bed.  But remarkably he recovered very quickly.  Then he began sharing with others that he thought that the Great Spirit had visited him. For the rest of his life Handsome Lake would begin a religious revival amongst his people.

Sources:

The Code of Handsome Lake arranged by Ely Parker and republished by Arthur C. Parker

GUYASUTA AND THE FALL OF INDIAN AMERICA BY BRADY J. CRYTZER

An Account of Sa-go-ye-wat-ha, Or Red Jacket, and His People, 1750-1830 By John Niles Hubbard

THE CANADIAN ENCYCLOPEDIA

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This time we will be doing a short biography on the life of Cornplanter the Seneca General.  He went from feared enemy of the United States to a powerful diplomat working with President Washington to ensure peace and friendship between their two peoples.

Sources:

GUYASUTA AND THE FALL OF INDIAN AMERICA BY BRADY J. CRYTZER

An Account of Sa-go-ye-wat-ha, Or Red Jacket, and His People, 1750-1830 By John Niles Hubbard

THE CANADIAN ENCYCLOPEDIA

WITH MUSKET & TOMAHAWK VOLUME II BY MICHAEL O. LOGUSZ

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After the Treaty of Big Tree Red Jacket takes a very anti-Christian and anti-American world view.  His later life is marked by triumphs in defending his nation and personal tragedy.  In his final years his views on Christianity begin to change.  Listen for the conclusion of this two part series and see how he saved the Seneca homeland from complete liquidation.

Sources:

An Account of Sa-go-ye-wat-ha, Or Red Jacket, and His People, 1750-1830 By John Niles Hubbard

THE CANADIAN ENCYCLOPEDIA

THE PAPERS OF SIR WILLIAM JOHNSON BY WILLIAM JOHNSON

WITH MUSKET & TOMAHAWK VOLUME II BY MICHAEL O. LOGUSZ

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