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A FRIEND AMONG THE SENECAS: The Quaker Mission to Cornplanter’s People

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16-page section of 32 b/w photos 5 maps 6 x 9 Includes Henry Simmons’s 1799 journal This account of a 1799 Quaker mission to a Seneca village in northwestern Pennsylvania is based on the journal of Henry Simmons and offers an enchanting look at Seneca culture of the period-their festivals and games, division of labor, and fascinating cult of dreams, which affected many of their actions. The perceptive Chief Cornplanter, realizing that his people will have to adapt to new social and economic patterns, welcomed the Quakers as teachers, not such a lot for their religion, but for their knowledge of agriculture. The interactions between the two groups brought on conflicts a number of the Senecas and new developments in their culture, among them the upward thrust of the powerful prophet Handsome Lake and his Longhouse religion. The writer shows how Simmons and Cornplanter each and every attained a grab of the other’s religion, politics, and lifestyles and were in a position to mutually achieve their goals by finding the similarities and utilizing them. David Swatzler is a professional creator who lives in Cooperstown, Pennsylvania.

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