When a total solar eclipse passes over upstate New York on April 8, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy will celebrate the once in a lifetime event as the anniversary of its founding.
Studying history is an interesting endeavor, because the people who lived during the historical time period one studies are generally no longer alive to affirm or deny how historical events unfolded. We are generally left with the writings that were left behind, and the authors who interpret those writings, if written materials even still exist. It generally comes down to faith, and who you believe to be giving an accurate account of historical facts. When it comes to the history of the United States, and the activities of the "Founding Fathers" who drafted and wrote documents such as the Declaration of Independence in 1776, or The Constitution of the United States written more than a decade later in 1789, most public and private school educators in the United States are fairly unified in viewing this period of history very positively, as well as taking a positive view of the "Founding Fathers," and the U.S. Constitution. It makes perfect sense to have this kind of
Kandiaronk was one of the most brilliant politicians in Great Lakes region in the late 17th century. He was also likely one of the Native Americans who taught Europeans something about what personal freedom and equality might actually look like.