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Iroquois History and Legends

The Iroquois Confederacy. An Indigenous North American civilization with equal rights and representative government that left Europeans in bewilderment. Their influence affected the American free sp... Read more

Warning: This podcast is a series podcast

This means episodes are recommended to be heard in order from the very start. Here's the 10 best episodes of the series anyway though!

Ranked #1

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57 Ely Parker | Part 1 | Teenage Diplomat

57 Ely Parker | Part 1 | Teenage Diplomat

It could be said that Ely Parker was the most famous Seneca man of the 19th Century. The grandnephew of Red Jacket becam... Read more

1 Jun 2020

40mins

Ranked #2

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01 The Peacemaker

01 The Peacemaker

The Five Nations of the Iroquois were locked in centuries of war, revenge killings, hate and cannibalism. Then a mysteri... Read more

20 Feb 2016

22mins

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Ranked #3

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26 The French and Indian War I: George Washington and the Half-King

26 The French and Indian War I: George Washington and the Half-King

The Year is 1753 and the French, English, and the Mingo Iroquois are about to light a powder keg that will turn into a w... Read more

2 Apr 2017

1hr 7mins

Ranked #4

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53 The War of 1812 | Part 1 | Tecumseh & John Norton

53 The War of 1812 | Part 1 | Tecumseh & John Norton

In this episode we give the background on how the native peoples of the American Continent dealt with the Euro-Americans... Read more

7 Oct 2018

38mins

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Ranked #5

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54 The War of 1812 | Part 2 | Queenston Heights

54 The War of 1812 | Part 2 | Queenston Heights

In the fall of 1812 thousands of American forces gathered on the Niagara River to attack Upper Canada.  But 80 Members o... Read more

22 Dec 2018

34mins

Ranked #6

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02 The First American Constitution

02 The First American Constitution

We explore the mechanics of the Iroquois Councils.  A system of protocols, title offices and a separation of powers that... Read more

29 Feb 2016

35mins

Ranked #7

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Legends 11 Why Goldfinches Look Like the Sun

Legends 11 Why Goldfinches Look Like the Sun

Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children by Mabel Powers (Yehsennohwehs) [1917].   Recorded with Ezra Guite Cotter and E... Read more

5 May 2020

5mins

Ranked #8

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47 The Northwest Indian War 1785-1795

47 The Northwest Indian War 1785-1795

Following the American Revolution dozens of Indigenous Nations are left to fend for themselves as British support evapor... Read more

22 Mar 2018

51mins

Ranked #9

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46 Simon Girty the White Savage

46 Simon Girty the White Savage

Simon Girty was a man larger than life.  To Americans he was a vile traitor who killed the innocent with his savage frie... Read more

15 Mar 2018

1hr 7mins

Ranked #10

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49 The Life of Red Jacket Part I

49 The Life of Red Jacket Part I

Otetiani, also called Sagoyewatha was born into the Wolf Clan in the Seneca Nation around 1750.  His remarkable 80 years... Read more

27 Jun 2018

52mins

Ranked #11

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28 The French and Indian War III: Mohawks and Tomahawks

28 The French and Indian War III: Mohawks and Tomahawks

Braddock was defeated in Western Pennsylvania in 1755.  The same time that he was bleeding out, two other armies were ma... Read more

18 Apr 2017

51mins

Ranked #12

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19 The War of the French and the Seneca

19 The War of the French and the Seneca

In 1687 Governor Denonville of New France invaded the Seneca Nation.  His goal was to destroy the Western door of the Ha... Read more

26 Dec 2016

1hr 6mins

Ranked #13

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03 Family Matters

03 Family Matters

The Six Nations are further broken down into clans.  Clans are represented by certain animals.  The purpose is not to di... Read more

7 Mar 2016

33mins

Ranked #14

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27 The French and Indian War II: Braddock's Defeat

27 The French and Indian War II: Braddock's Defeat

British General Edward Braddock launches an invasion into the Ohio Country in Summer of 1755.  His aide George Washingto... Read more

5 Apr 2017

49mins

Ranked #15

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40 The American Revolution V: Saratoga

40 The American Revolution V: Saratoga

Following the American-Oneida victory at Fort Stanwix rifts grow deeper within the Six Nations.  Over three-hundred memb... Read more

6 Nov 2017

55mins

Ranked #16

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One Dish, One Spoon

One Dish, One Spoon

This is an interview that Andrew did in 2018 on the One Dish, One Mic radio show. The name comes from the idea of One Di... Read more

6 May 2020

54mins

Ranked #17

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43 The American Revolution VIII: The Sullivan Expedition

43 The American Revolution VIII: The Sullivan Expedition

General Washington gave command to John Sullivan in 1779 to outfit and lead an expedition into the Seneca-Cayuga homelan... Read more

8 Jan 2018

58mins

Ranked #18

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04 The Three Sisters

04 The Three Sisters

The Three Sisters are Corn, Beans and Squash.  Not only are they well balanced varieties of vegetables they also work to... Read more

21 Mar 2016

47mins

Ranked #19

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36 The American Revolution I: Founding Grandfathers

36 The American Revolution I: Founding Grandfathers

We begin our series on the American Revolution.  We discuss some of the influences the Six Nations had on the Founding F... Read more

20 Sep 2017

29mins

Ranked #20

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18 Native American Technology

18 Native American Technology

This episode covers how Northeastern Native American Peoples used innovative technology in their everyday lives.  We cov... Read more

28 Nov 2016

1hr 3mins

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