Iroquois History and Legends

We are back with three stories that Haudenosaunee people tell.  The first one is a short story on where stories come from.  Then we have a tale about Bear and Buffalo.  Finally we have Skunny-Wundy.  A person who just can't help but tell everyone how great he is. Sources: Reworked and based on traditional Seneca Nation stories.   SKUNNY WUNDY: SENECA INDIAN TALES BY ARTHUR CASWELL PARKER Hosted on...

Today we end our seven part series on the French and Indian War. The years 1759 and 1760 would see the end of all conflict in North America for the Seven Years War.  This week we cover the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, how the Haudenosaunee united with the Canadian Iroquois against the French, the Battle of the Thousand Islands, the burning of the Onondaga village of Oswegatchi, the fall of Mon...

Almost the entire fighting force of the Iroquois Confederacy will join the British as they try to take the keystone fort of the Great Lakes, Fort Niagara. Sources: IROQUOIS DIPLOMACY ON THE EARLY AMERICAN FRONTIER BY TIMOTHY J. SHANNON THE WAR THAT MADE AMERICA BY FRED ANDERSON THE CANADIAN ENCYCLOPEDIA Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The British are slaughtered at Ticonderoga, but the the French loose Fort Frontinac, Native Americans sign the treaty of Easton and George Washington finally takes back the Ohio Country. Sources: IROQUOIS DIPLOMACY ON THE EARLY AMERICAN FRONTIER BY TIMOTHY J. SHANNON THE WAR THAT MADE AMERICA BY FRED ANDERSON THE CANADIAN ENCYCLOPEDIA Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fort Oswego on Lake Ontario and Fort William Henry on the south end of Lake George will face massive French and Indian armies.  Will they survive? Sources: THE WAR THAT MADE AMERICA BY FRED ANDERSON THE PAPERS OF SIR WILLIAM JOHNSON BY WILLIAM JOHNSON THE CANADIAN ENCYCLOPEDIA IROQUOIS DIPLOMACY ON THE EARLY AMERICAN FRONTIER BY TIMOTHY J. SHANNON Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...

Braddock was defeated in Western Pennsylvania in 1755.  The same time that he was bleeding out, two other armies were making their way through Iroquois territory towards French forts.  Will they do any better?  This week we cover how the Mohawk were involved in the Battle of Lake George and the Fall of Fort Bull. Sources: THE WAR THAT MADE AMERICA BY FRED ANDERSON GUYASUTA AND THE FALL OF INDIAN A...

British General Edward Braddock launches an invasion into the Ohio Country in Summer of 1755.  His aide George Washington is with him every step of the way.  Despite a force of 2,100 English. He only is able to find 8 Mingo-Iroquois to join him.  A lack of scouts will prove to be his doom. Sources: THE WAR THAT MADE AMERICA BY FRED ANDERSON GUYASUTA AND THE FALL OF INDIAN AMERICA BY BRADY J. CRYTZ...

The Year is 1753 and the French, English, and the Mingo Iroquois are about to light a powder keg that will turn into a world war.  A 21 year old soldier sets out to deliver a message with an Iroquois Viceroy to a French Fort. Sources: THE WAR THAT MADE AMERICA BY FRED ANDERSON GUYASUTA AND THE FALL OF INDIAN AMERICA BY BRADY J. CRYTZER BRADDOCK'S DEFEAT BY DAVID L. PRESTON THE JOURNAL OF MAJOR GEO...

From 1701 to 1753 the Haudenosaunee used Diplomacy to strengthen and expand their Confederacy by holding trade and alliance councils with New France other North American tribes and many of the English Colonies.   Sources: IROQUOIS DIPLOMACY ON THE EARLY AMERICAN FRONTIER BY TIMOTHY J. SHANNON THE TUSCARORA WAR BY DAVID LA VERE NOTES ON THE STATE OF VIRGINIA BY THOMAS JEFFERSON THE CANADIAN ENCYCLO...

After the invasion by Col. Barnwell from South Carolina in 1712.  The Lower Tuscarora have to deal with another colonial force in 1713.  A show down at Fort Neoheroka will be one of the bloodiest massacres in American History. Sources: IROQUOIS DIPLOMACY ON THE EARLY AMERICAN FRONTIER BY TIMOTHY J. SHANNON THE TUSCARORA WAR BY DAVID LA VERE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...

On September 21, 1711 five-hundred Tuscarora and other Native American warriors strike against farms and homes in North Carolina. The conflict that ensues will be one of the deadliest in the history of Colonial America.   Sources: IROQUOIS DIPLOMACY ON THE EARLY AMERICAN FRONTIER BY TIMOTHY J. SHANNON THE TUSCARORA WAR BY DAVID LA VERE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For over a thousand years the Tuscarora lived in Central North Carolina.  This week we cover how they arrived there, their culture and the political situations in 1710. We are proud to introduce the Sixth Nation. Sources: THE TUSCARORA WAR BY DAVID LA VERE IROQUOIS DIPLOMACY ON THE EARLY AMERICAN FRONTIER BY TIMOTHY J. SHANNON IROQUOIA: THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NATIVE WORLD BY WILLIAM ENGELBRECHT Host...

In 1710 Queen Anne of Great Britain and Ireland met with four Indian "Kings"  Listen to this hilarious episode covering one of the largest deceptions of the 18th century. Four random Native American men will become Super Stars in London.  Rich and poor alike, everyone wants to meet the Four Kings.  Sources: Thanks to Michael Galban at Ganondagan State Historic Site. IROQUOIS DIPLOMACY ON THE EARLY...

Frontenac returns to New France as Governor in 1689.  Over the next 8 years he will invade the English, Mohawk, Onondaga, and Oneida towns.  How can they survive the seemingly never ending onslaught? Sources: WAR AGAINST THE SENECA: THE FRENCH EXPEDITION OF 1687 BY JOHN MOHAWK   IROQUOIS DIPLOMACY ON THE EARLY AMERICAN FRONTIER BY TIMOTHY J. SHANNON THE CANADIAN ENCYCLOPEDIA Hosted on Acast. See a...

In 1687 Governor Denonville of New France invaded the Seneca Nation.  His goal was to destroy the Western door of the Haudenosaunee.  Will the Five Nations survive this European onslaught? Sources: Ganondagan State Historic Site www.ganondagan.com WAR AGAINST THE SENECA: THE FRENCH EXPEDITION OF 1687 BY JOHN MOHAWK IROQUOIS DIPLOMACY ON THE EARLY AMERICAN FRONTIER BY TIMOTHY J. SHANNON Hosted on A...

In this instalment of our Legends series we do a Seneca Indian story about the Conifer Trees fight against the Winter Demons. Our second tale is an Onondaga story about Rabbit and Owl. Sources: Reworked and based on traditional Seneca and Onondaga National stories.   SKUNNY WUNDY: SENECA INDIAN TALES BY ARTHUR CASWELL PARKER Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode covers how Northeastern Native American Peoples used innovative technology in their everyday lives.  We cover longhouses, palisades, canoes, pitch, tanning, snowshoes, trail markers, beds and much more.  As well as... baby bottles. Sources: IROQUOIA: THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NATIVE WORLD BY WILLIAM ENGELBRECHT 1491: NEW REVELATIONS OF THE AMERICAS BEFORE COLUMBUS BY CHARLES MANN IROQUOIS...

In 1675 an argument about lack of payment between a colonist and the Doeg Indians sets a series of events in motion that launches Bacon's Rebellion. In the aftermath the Five Nations will fill the power vacuum and become a great power in the Northeast. Sources: IROQUOIS DIPLOMACY ON THE EARLY AMERICAN FRONTIER BY TIMOTHY J. SHANNON THE CANADIAN ENCYCLOPEDIA Count Frontenac and New France under Lou...

How on earth did the Swedes end up in North America?  This episode covers the complex diplomacy involving New Sweden, the English colonies, New Netherlands, the Susquehannock, the Lenape and the Five Nations. Sources: THE CANADIAN ENCYCLOPEDIA IROQUOIS DIPLOMACY ON THE EARLY AMERICAN FRONTIER BY TIMOTHY J. SHANNON Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The French plan to deal with the Mohawk once and for all.  By once and for all we mean it will take them three expeditions to finally make it to a Mohawk town.  Will the Keepers of the Eastern Door survive the onslaught of a fully trained French army? Sources: THE CANADIAN ENCYCLOPEDIA IROQUOIS DIPLOMACY ON THE EARLY AMERICAN FRONTIER BY TIMOTHY J. SHANNON IROQUOIA: THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NATIVE WOR...

In 1660 the Iroquois and French meet at the Battle of Long Sault on the Ottawa River.  Will the French be able to break the fur blockade and if so at what cost? THE CANADIAN ENCYCLOPEDIA IROQUOIS DIPLOMACY ON THE EARLY AMERICAN FRONTIER BY TIMOTHY J. SHANNON Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

While the Haudenosaunee prepare armies to invade the Erie homeland they make sure that the French will not be a problem while they are away.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The dwindling number of beavers in New York along with raids from other nations forces the Iroquois into wars in the West.  Soon the Wenro, Neutrals and the Erie will just be footnotes in the history books. IROQUOIS DIPLOMACY ON THE EARLY AMERICAN FRONTIER BY TIMOTHY J. SHANNON THE JESUITS IN NORTH AMERICA IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY BY FRANCIS PARKMEN Chainbreaker: The Revolutionary War Memoirs of...

In this show we talk about the Lake Champlain monster and also two Iroquois stories.  "Why Wood Duck Has Red Eyes" and "Why an Indian Never Shoots a Pigeon".   Sources: Reworked and based on traditional Seneca Nation stories.   SKUNNY WUNDY: SENECA INDIAN TALES BY ARTHUR CASWELL PARKER Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Iroquois are nowhere and everywhere.  As the Five Nations increase their influence they become a terror to the Huron Nations.  Meanwhile Jesuit missionaries have arrived.  They begin to try desperately to save the souls on both sides from hellfire. THE CANADIAN ENCYCLOPEDIA THE JESUITS IN NORTH AMERICA IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY BY FRANCIS PARKMEN IROQUOIS DIPLOMACY ON THE EARLY AMERICAN FRONT...