The Everett Commission 1920-1922 Robert W. Venables July 10, 2020 The Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision favors Native American rights in eastern Oklahoma in McGirt v. Oklahoma, July 9, 2020. Given this decision, it may be reasonable to revisit the Everett Report as applicable to Haudenosaunee sovereignty. The caveat is not to trust white law, period. But the conclusion … [Read more...] about Everett Commission and Supreme Court’s decision in Oklahoma
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Guswenta and the Covenant Chain
Dr. Robert Venables There have been many treaties and agreements between the Haudenosaunee and the European nations. Guswenta (Two Row Wampum) and the Covenant Chain of Peace were the first of these agreements. The Guswenta or Two Row Wampum is a metaphor for how the European newcomers and the Haudenosaunee mutually agreed to live in peace while pursuing parallel but … [Read more...] about Guswenta and the Covenant Chain
A Chronology Of Major Events Affecting The Onondagas Before And After The American Revolution 1763-1832
HISTORY OF RELATIONS WITH OUR BROTHERS Dr. Robert Venables Chief Irving Powless Jr and Dr. Robert Venables (retired professor of Native American Studies at Cornell) have formed a relationship over the past 30+ years. They would like to share information about the belt returned to the Onondaga’s last week. Read more of Chief Powless Jr & Dr. Venables’ essays. 1763: … [Read more...] about A Chronology Of Major Events Affecting The Onondagas Before And After The American Revolution 1763-1832
A Brief Analysis of the State of New York’s Obligations
Dr. Robert Venables In my opinion as a historian, New York State, as a subordinate government to the federal government of the United States, has three basic obligations under United States law: to implement the intent of federal United States treaties with the Haudenosaunee to implement the intent of two federal United States treaties with Great Britain which … [Read more...] about A Brief Analysis of the State of New York’s Obligations
An Analysis Of The 1613 Tawagonshi Treaty
HISTORY OF RELATIONS WITH OUR BROTHERS Dr. Robert Venables Chief Irving Powless Jr and Dr. Robert Venables (retired professor of Native American Studies at Cornell) have formed a relationship over the past 30+ years. Here are some of the issues that they discuss. Read more of Chief Powless Jr & Dr. Venables’ essays. AN ANALYSIS OF THE 1613 TAWAGONSHI TREATY By … [Read more...] about An Analysis Of The 1613 Tawagonshi Treaty
Timothy Pickering to George Washington, March 21, 1792
Dr. Robert Venables The negotiator Timothy Pickering of the Canandaigua Treaty wrote a letter to President Washington regarding an upcoming meeting that Pickering and Washington were to hold in Philadelphia with Haudenosaunee diplomats. Pickering wrote bluntly that: “Indians have been so often deceived by White people, that White Man is, among many of them, but … [Read more...] about Timothy Pickering to George Washington, March 21, 1792
William Johnson’s Claim to Lands Around Onondaga Lake
Dr. Robert Venables While William Johnson did have a claim to the lands around Onondaga Lake, this claim was nullified by the Patriots during the American Revolution. 1750: The French proposed a fort at Onondaga. On August 18, 1750, William Johnson wrote to Governor George Clinton: “I yesterday received a piece of News from Lieutenant Lindesay [sic], that an Onondaga … [Read more...] about William Johnson’s Claim to Lands Around Onondaga Lake