Levi General
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Levi General, better known by his title Deskaheh, was a Cayuga chief of the Six Nations who became an important early 20th-century advocate for Haudenosaunee sovereignty and international recognition.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cayuga chief
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Haudenosaunee leader ⓘ indigenous rights activist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
protection of traditional Haudenosaunee governance
ⓘ
recognition of Six Nations as a sovereign nation ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Tuscarora Reservation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Canada ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | circa 1873 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1925-06-27 ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
Haudenosaunee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iroquois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonorific | Chief Deskaheh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Deskaheh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldPosition | speaker of the Six Nations Council ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy for Haudenosaunee sovereignty
ⓘ
opposition to Canadian federal control over Six Nations ⓘ petitioning the League of Nations ⓘ seeking international recognition of Six Nations ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Cayuga
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Cayuga Nation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Six Nations of the Grand River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed | imposition of the Canadian Indian Act on Six Nations ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ Six Nations of the Grand River reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Tuscarora Reservation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
near Lewiston, New York ⓘ |
| politicalMovement | indigenous self-determination ⓘ |
| purposeOfTravel | to address the League of Nations ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Geneva
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York State NERFINISHED ⓘ Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represented |
Haudenosaunee Confederacy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Six Nations of the Grand River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Haudenosaunee sovereignty discourse
ⓘ
indigenous rights historical studies ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| traveledTo |
Geneva
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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