Daniel Garakontie
At a glance:
- Series: American Indians Ready Reference
- Categories: Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs
- Subcategories: Politicians, Diplomats, Native Americans, American Indians
- Curriculum: American Colonial History (1607-1775), American Indian History
Article abstract: Daniel Garakontie was a highly skilled negotiator between the Onondaga (and other Five Nations Iroquois) and the French in New France.
Not much is known of Garakontie's early life. He was first noted in European records for attempting to prevent war between the Iroquois and the French, and for sheltering Jesuits in Iroquois towns from attack by anti-French forces. He enjoyed warm personal relationships with several French Jesuit missionaries. Garakontie engineered a truce between the Iroquois and the French in 1661 and attempted in 1665 and...
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