The politics were simple. The Government and the settlers had all the power, ultimately the Natives did not, and so, the settlers and the government subjugated the Natives and forced them into treaties that only served the European settlers. Another writer notes, "In 1983 Richard White argued in the Roots of Dependency that Euro-Indian relations in various parts of North America had in common the 'attempt... By whites to bring Indian resources, land, and labor into the market.'"
Of course, they brought them into that "market" on their own terms most often, rather than that of the Natives.
Joseph Brant - Mohawk leader - British Army officer - Studied at "Moor's Indian Charity School - Translator for Department of Indian Affairs - Responsible for restoring lands to the Mohawk people.
Wampum belt - Fashioned from seashells - Used as money or for trade - Given during times of peace making - Means "white strings of beads" - Made in different patterns.
Hurons - Allied with French - Name comes from the French language - Member of the Iroquois Tribe - Met early French fur traders in Ontario - Gradually settled in northern areas of the U.S.
Squanto - Also known as Tisquantum - Member of the Patuxet tribe - Helped the first Pilgrims - Traveled to England - His tribe all died from
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