Iroquois History and Legends

Their History is Our History

Author: Andrew Cotter and Caleb Cotter

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 spirit and the modern day woman's rights movement. This show covers the culture, histories and legends of the Haudenosaunee. The People of the Longhouse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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68 Dam Nation
Episode 68
Thursday, 4 September, 2025

In the 1960s over 10,000 acres of the Seneca Nation's land was to be forcibly acquired by the US government to make way for a dam to protect Pittsburgh from flooding. To the Seneca who lived in the area however they would not take this treaty violation lying down. They would do everything in their power to find a way to save their ancestral lands and their family's homes.SourcesRemembering the Removal [Kinzua Dam & Forced Seneca Relocation]Caleb G. AbramsBroken Promises and Peaceful Waters: Allegheny Reservoir -WARREN CountyKeystone CuriosityOldest Seneca citizen shares story of tribe’s struggle, survivalby Leslie Logan September 26, 2020Johnny Cash "As Long as the Grass Shall Grow" Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian 1964Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/235382US Court of appeals ruling 1957https://web.archive.org/web/20120517012641/http://bulk.resource.org/courts.gov/c/F2/262/262.F2d.27.14488.html103 Cong.Rec., 85th Cong., 1st Sess., part 10, p. 13977John F. Kennedy's letter to the Seneca Nation, Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/235382 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.