Deskaheh Levi General
Deskaheh Levi General (born March 5, 1873 , † June 27, 1925 ) was known under his chieftain Deskaheh. He was an inheritance chief of the Cayuga and spokesman for the Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee - who are also called Iroquois.
Deskaheh Levi General tried in a diplomatic mission in 1923 from the League of Nations in Geneva to gain recognition of the national independence of the Six Nations and failed.
Today, the Six Nations territory is claimed by the State of Canada , while Six Nations people continue to consider themselves an independent nation. The main place of their territory is Ohsweken .
His visit to Switzerland, where he stayed for more than a year and gave well-attended lectures, attracted great media and political attention. There was even a short meeting with the Swiss Federal President Karl Scheurer . He was not received by the leaders of the League of Nations.
literature
- Laurence M. Hauptman: Seven Generations of Iroquois Leadership. The Six Nations Since 1800, Syracuse University Press, 2008, Darin p. 124 ff., ISBN 978-0-8156-3189-7 .
- Donald B. Smith: Deskaheh. In: Dictionary of Canadian Biography. XV (1921-1930) University of Toronto Press, 2005; http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/deskaheh_15E.html , accessed January 7, 2019.
- Willi Wottreng : An Iroquois on Lake Geneva. (Subtitle: A true story), Bilger-Verlag, Zurich 2018, ISBN 978-3-03762-073-1
Remarks
- ↑ See for example: -ti, "The Indian in Geneva": in: Neue Zürcher Zeitung, NZZ No. 1367, October 7, 1923
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Deskaheh Levi General |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Deskaheh |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Inheritance letter of the Cayuga and spokesman for the Six Nations |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 5, 1873 |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 27, 1925 |