both his parents’ sides Cameron Brant was a great-great-grandson of Joseph Brant [Thayendanegea*], the famous Mohawk war chief. Cameron’s
[Thayendanegea]. They charged that he was responsible for the 999-year land leases signed in 1787 and 1788 which the Americans had used to undercut the delegates’ position; in fact Brant had only
, and Mohawk chief Joseph Brant [Thayendanegea*], and of the outraged sense of justice
Thayendanegea]. The resultant warfare focused on the strategic Miamis – Wabash portage as the Americans attempted to drive out the British traders and break the Indians’ confederacy. Although
settlement each year. He never learned the Mohawk language – relying instead upon Joseph Brant [Thayendanegea*] and John