On May 12, 1903, some 80 miles southeast of Riverside, the Bureau of Indian Affairs evicted a community of Cupeo Indians from their traditional home on the Warner Springs Ranch. [10] California newspapers dubbed her "An Indian Heroine" and "The Indian Joan of Arc" for her conciliatory speech reported to have prevented an uprising. Gretchen M. Bataille and Lisa Marie, "Native American Women: A Biographical Dictionary, (2001), p.171. Laura Miriam Cornelius was born in 1880 in a log home on a trail in the center of the Oneida Indian Reservation. [74] Believing that "the real nature and the real object of Bureaucracy is to make inefficient and dependent men and women", she sought to establish a protected self-government for American Indians through Federal incorporation into industrial communities. Laura Cornelius Kellogg , was an Oneida leader, author, orator, activist and visionary. [5] Her paternal grandfather was John Cornelius, Oneida chief and brother of Jacob Cornelius, chief of the Orchard faction of Oneidas. [68] In the post War War I depression of the early 1920s, many sound banks and businesses failed, and the circumstances appear to have been beyond Kellogg's diligence. Laura Cornelius Kellogg : Our democracy and the American Indian and other works / by: Kellogg, Laura Cornelius, 1880-1947 Published: (2015) Rebellious younger brother : Oneida leadership and diplomacy, 1750-1800 / In 1925, Kellogg, her husband and Chief Wilson K. Cornelius of the Oneida Nation of the Thames, were arrested in Canada. [51] The federal government could offer protection for the Indians' assets at the state level. [68] George Smith, fifth son of Redbird Smith, recalled, "C.P. Laura Cornelius Kellogg : Our democracy and the American Indian and other works / Show all versions (2) Bibliographic Details; Main Authors: Kellogg, Laura Cornelius, 1880-1947, Stanciu, Cristina Margareta (Editor), Ackley, Kristina (Editor) Format: Online Book: Language: English: Published: a security blanket, an ace up her sleeve. In 1911, Kellogg declared before the Inaugural Conference of the Society of American Indians, [75], Kellogg traveled throughout the Six Nations to raise funds to litigate claims to Iroquois lands, and her followers became known as the "Kellogg Party" throughout the U.S. and Canada. Kellogg was reported to have played a crucial role in persuading the Cupeo not to resist relocation to the Pala Reservation, 40 miles away. The request was denied, evidently because the American ambassador was disinclined. Laura Cornelius Kellogg: Our Democracy and the American Indian and Other Works (The Iroquois and Their Neighbors) Hardcover - March 31, 2015 by Kristina Ackley (Editor), Cristina Stanciu (Editor) 4 ratings Part of: The Iroquois and Their Neighbors (21 books) See all formats and editions Kindle $22.49 Read with Our Free App Hardcover Laura Cornelius Kellogg, Lolomi, and Modern Oneida Placemaking Ackley, Kristina. Laura Cornelius Kellogg was descended from a line of influential Oneida political leaders who had been heavily involved in planning and governing the new reservation. The economic impact on Brown County, Outagamie County and the metropolitan Green Bay, Wisconsin, area is estimated in excess of $250million annually.[90]. The plaque contains a land acknowledgment in Gayogoh:no and the sculpture itself is set apart from the sculptures of Harriet Tubman, Martha Coffin Wright, and Sojourner Truth, representing the cultural independence and political sovereignty of the Haudenosaunee. She is an ancestor whose vision of self-governance and economic independence is shining for Indigenous people today. Clan Mothers decided any and all issues involving territory, including where a community was to be built and how land was to be used. Laura Cornelius Kellogg stood up against U.S. colonizing practices and represents our Haudenosaunee women in the fullest sense; we are women who've always had full autonomy over our minds, bodies, children, and lands, while occupying the seat of authority in our government. Catherine Faurot: A writer and researcher with Oneida ancestry who lives and works in traditional Haudenosaunee territory. He is a conservator at the same time he is a reformer. She spent her life working on both expanding political independence for native nations and developing models for Indigenous economic self-sufficiency. Sherman Coolidge, an Arahapo educator and Episcopal priest, wrote that tears came to his eyes to realize that we had a woman of brilliance among us and to think of the great good she could do for the Indian people., Renowned for her eloquence, Kellogg testified before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs several times in the 1910s and 1920s, testifying that the Bureau of Indian Affairs was corrupt and inefficient. Kellogg's plan also included some societal needs such as health care and recreation centers. [45] The model adapted contemporary Western ideas to traditional Native values. The Bureau approved the plan, and Kellogg actively pursued loans from 1919 to 1924. Laura Cornelius Kellogg Our Democracy and the American Indian and Other Works. Kellogg was an advocate for the renaissance and sovereignty of the Six Nations of the Iroquois, and fought for communal tribal lands, tribal autonomy and self-government. "Recasting the Vote", by Cathleen D Cahill, is in four parts divided by time periods: 1890-1913, 1913-1917, 1917-1920 and 1920-1928 and focuses on five women of colour: Gertrude Simmons Bonnin, Mabel Ping-Hau Lee, Nina Otera-Warren, Carrie Williams Clifford and Marie Louise Bottineau . She was a global Indigenous activist. (Laura Cornelius Kellogg) galley (b. Kellogg's "Lolomi Plan" was a vision for the future of Indian reservations which drew upon the Garden city movement, the success of Mormon communities and the enthusiasm and efficiency of Progressive Era organizations. Lolomi villages would be outside the Bureau's control, managed as private foundation, maintaining lifestyles agreeable to the American Indian through their concentration on outdoor pursuits. During the 1920s and 1930s, Kellogg pursued her Lolomi vision by attempting to purchase the Oneida Indian Boarding School, advising Chief Redbird Smith and the Nighthawk Keetoowah, pursuing land claims on behalf of the Oneida and Six Nations and reconstituting the 18th century League of the Iroquois. While studying law and social work at Barnard College in New York in 1907, Laura Cornelius Kellogg was interviewed by a reporter who was apparently flummoxed by her beautiful fashion sense and unmistakable style and grace. However, Kellogg found a supportive constituency among the Oneida and other tribes.[46]. Kellogg wrote, "It is a cause of astonishment to us that you white women are only now, in this twentieth century, claiming what has been the Indian woman's privilege as far back as history traces." While Kellogg was educated as a child at an Episcopal school, she remained close to her family and traditional culture. Laura Cornelius Kellogg was a founding member of the Society of American Indians and a member of the first Executive Committee. "[16] While in London, Kellogg requested in a letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior that she be presented at Court. [43], Shortly after the April meeting, an eighteen-member Temporary Executive Committee formed, including Laura Cornelius Kellogg. "'That Is Why I Sent You to Carlisle': Indian Poetry and the Demands of Americanization Poetics and Politics." Ultimately, however, the reporter was even more impressed by her independent thinking. Courtesy of Quarterly Journal of the Society of American Indians/Wikimedia Commons [64] The Keetoowah Nighthawk Society placed great trust in Cornelius in matters of ritual and religion. Fortunately for us and our readers, Brigit has penned a brief introduction to the work of Laura Cornelius Kellogg. Kellogg, a descendent of distinguished Oneida leaders, was a founder of the Society of American Indians. In contrast to many of her contemporaries, Kellogg focused on restoring traditional governance and lands for the Haudenosaunee at a time when assimilation and the breakup of reservations were generally seen as the best path for advancing Native American interests. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Kellogg was a founding member of the Society of American Indians, a group that pioneered twentieth-century Pan-Indianism. [88] Since Kellogg's efforts in the 1920s and 1930s, litigation on Oneida claims in New York continues and several cases have been decided by the United States Supreme Court. But public awareness of Haudenosaunee culture and contributions to the American feminist movement is shifting. Laura Cornelius Kellogg ("Minnie") ("Wynnogene") (September 10, 1880 1947), was an Oneida leader, author, orator, activist and visionary. 1922 was a benchmark year for Kellogg.This was the year that her clan mother had died. From my infancy, she wrote, I had been taught what we Oneidas had contributed to American liberty and civilization., Coming from Haudenosaunee culture, where women hold great political and social power, Laura Cornelius Kellogg advocated publicly for womens rights. [89] While Kellogg never fulfilled the expectations of her followers, her Lolomi Plan was a Progressive Era alternative to Bureau of Indian Affairs control, and presaged subsequent 20th-century movements to reclaim communal lands, institute tribal self-government and promote economic development. Indians could thus adopt beneficial elements of mainstream society while avoiding such evils as the factory system, urban congestion, and class conflict between labor and capital. There is something behind the superb dignity and composure of the old bringing up; there is something in the discipline of the Red Man which has given him a place in the literature and art of this country, there to remain separate and distinct in his proud, active bearing against all time, against all change.. The movement promoted unity among American Indians regardless of tribal affiliation. Studies in American Indian Literatures, Volume 25 (2) - Aug 8, 2013 Read Article Download PDF Share Full Text for Free 22 pages Article Details Recommended References Bookmark Add to Folder Cite Social Times Cited: Web of Science Loading next page. One of the few Native American women of her time to attend college, she studied law and other subjects at Barnard College, Cornell University, the New York School of Philanthropy, Stanford University, and the University of Wisconsin, though she never attained a degree from the universities. [55], Later in October 1911, Kellogg presented a formal paper entitled "Industrial Organization for the Indian" at the Inaugural Conference of the Society of American Indians in Columbus, Ohio. Academy of American Poets, 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 901, New York, NY 10038. As a major public figure in both America and Europe, Kelloggs life and actions make her a powerful example of womens traditional rights and power among the Haudenosaunee. While Kellogg was exonerated of any financial wrongdoing, as a result of the arrest she was dismissed from the Society, "an injustice and humiliation she never forgave." As the epigraph above suggests, It was established to deal with problems like, health, education . An organizer, author, playwright, performer, and linguist, Kellogg worked tirelessly for Wisconsin Oneida cultural self-determination when efforts to Americanize Native people reached their peak. Laura Cornelius Kellogg; Metadata. Kellogg was a long-time critic of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, condemning its form of Indian education and crediting her own success to her experience at Grafton Hall: I had been preserved from the spirit-breaking Indian schools. All of the Iroquois reformers have been traditionalists. [20] Kellogg would pursue these goals the rest of her life. Critical to her vision was the reinstatement of land and she led efforts to restore land to the Haudenosaunee Confederacy as a whole, in keeping with her efforts to restore traditional social structures from the clan level to the whole Confederacy. "[84], Kellogg continued her fight for the renaissance and sovereignty of the Six Nations of the Iroquois the rest of her life. In 1919 Laura Cornelius Kellogg traveled to Switzerland using a Haudenosaunee passport, where she demanded justice for American Indians at the League of Nations. [86], Laura Cornelius Kellogg was an advocate for the renaissance and sovereignty of the Six Nations of the Iroquois, and remains a controversial figure in 20th century Iroquois politics in the U.S. and Canada. Without the federal government, Kellogg likened the Indian peoples to lambs that would be devoured by a lion. With these feminists of color in the foreground, Cahill recasts the suffrage . Rematriation is reclaiming the story of Laura Cornelius Kellogg throughout Women's History Month. My psychology, therefore, had not been shot to pieces by that cheap attitude of the Indian Service, whose one aim was to "civilize the race youth, by denouncing his parents, his customs, his people wholesale, and filling the vacuum they had created with their vulgar notions of what constituted civilization. January 31, 1921, ONDLM. I believe where white communities have co-operative organizations that have failed, the fact that they were composed of all kinds of race elements has counted largely". We hope you enjoy it as much as we did.] Land holdings by the Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin have increased since the mid-1980s from approximately 200 acres to more than 18,000 acres. A noted linguist, she spoke Oneida, Mohawk, and English fluently, studied Greek and Latin, and compiled a grammar of the Oneida language before graduating high school, an achievement that brought her national recognition. This poem reflects on contact and the relations between European and indigenous people, noting "Every human heart is human." Hewitt's family had occupied a unique and elevated position at the Tuscarora Reserve, because Hewitt's father, David Hewitt, and his grandfather, Brainard Hewitt, had been physicians. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University 98 44 and Cristina Stanciu, 202-48. Laura M. Cornelius, "Industrial Organization for the Indian". On 10 October 1925 a ceremony was planned for the scenic fields behind the former tribal school in Oneida, Wisconsin. Oneida author Laura Cornelius Kellogg similarly advocated for a layered notion of citizenship in which American Indians' tribal identity would remain important. [63] Cornelius, known as "C.P. However, because of disagreements within the Oneida, she was unable raise the funds. In Leaders.". Laura Cornelius Kellogg was an eloquent and fierce voice in early twentieth century Native American affairs. TOP Alpha and Omega. [50], In short, Kellogg created the Lolomi plan in an attempt to "safeguard the Indian from the horde of white grafters now the bane of Indian existence". [43], On June 21 and 22, 1911, Kellogg hosted a meeting of the Temporary Executive Committee at her home in Seymour, Wisconsin, to draft a letter announcing the association's formation and purpose. [39] She also condemned materialism: "Where wealth is the ruling power and intellectual attainments secondary, we must watch outthat we do not act altogether upon the dictates of a people who have not given sufficient time and thought to our own peculiar problems, and we must cease to be dependent on their estimates of our position". In 1919, Kellogg saw an opportunity to develop the Lolomi plan on the Oneida Indian Reservation when the Bureau of Indian Affairs closed the Oneida Boarding School. That the feeble hands and helpless, Groping blindly in that darkness Touch God's right hand in that darkness Volume: c.1 (1920) [New] [Leatherbound] de Kellogg, Laura Cornelius, 1880- y una gran seleccin de libros, arte y artculos de coleccin disponible en Iberlibro.com. And in your midst a people have cried in vain. Kellogg's campaign in New York was fraught with problems, and there was "Indian Princess Outlines a Plan to Aid Her Race". In 1916, Kellogg appeared before Congress and testified that the Bureau Indian affairs was a corrupt and inefficient administration. Kellogg believed that the Bureau of Indian Affairs could play a different role, that of guarantor of sovereignty and protector of Native peoples from grafters and petty state politics. [7] A case in point was the feuding rival councils of the Onondaga. She said Kellogg stood up against American colonizing practices. It was to be carried out by a federal entity. Laura Cornelius Kellogg Our Democracy and the American Indian and Other Works Edited by Kristina Ackley, Cristina Stanciu Paper $29.95s | 9780815637561 Add to cart Hardcover $39.95s | 9780815633907 Add to cart eBook $29.95s | 9780815653141 Add to cart Subjects: women's and gender studies, Native American and Indigenous studies In 1908 she began a two-year tour of Europe, where she made a vivid impression on European society. [49], Kellogg's Lolomi Plan was based the upon the Garden city movement of urban planning initiated in 1898 by Sir Ebenezer Howard in the United Kingdom. An organizer, author, playwright, performer, and linguist, Kellogg worked tirelessly for Wisconsin Oneida cultural self-determination when efforts to Americanize Native people reached their peak. Jack Campisi and Laurence M. 97 43 American Indian and Other Works, ed. [30] Kellogg's husband supported her work but maintained a low profile; one newspaper wrote the best description of Orrin Kellogg would be "as the husband of Mrs. She is best known for her extraordinary . [11] That year, Kellogg published her only surviving poem, "A Tribute to the Future of My Race,"[12] which she recited during the commencement exercises at Sherman Institute. You couldn't get ahead of him. [87] During the 1920s and 1930s, every Iroquois reservation in the United States and Canada was affected by Kellogg, with many elders perceiving her as a swindler who created divisions among their people. See Joseph William Singer, "Nine-Tenths of the Law: Title, Possession and Sacred Obligations", United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, United States District Court for the Northern District of New York, "A Tribute to the Future of My Race by Laura Cornelius Kellogg - Poems | Academy of American Poets", "An Indian Woman of Many Hats: Laura Cornelius Kellogg's Embattled Search for an Indigenous Voice". To advance her vision, Kellogg published Our Democracy and the American Indian: A Comprehensive Presentation of the Indian Situation as It Is Today in 1920, laying out both her criticisms of contemporary treatment of Native Americans and her vision of traditional belief and governance systems being used to treat social problems. "The Dawes Commission and Redbird Smith. A Tribute to the Future of My Race is her only known surviving poem. [29] This accusation came from the fact that Mrs. Kellogg had a history of using other people's money to fund her projects. I am not weaned from my people and never will be. [77] These monies were not used for the purported purpose, nor were they returned to contributors, and many Indians filed protests with the federal government and with tribal elders. Abstract. Our Democracy: Laura Cornelius Kelloggs Decolonial-Democracy. The eviction of the Warner Ranch Indians was reported as the crowning crime of the white men against the California Indians who had lawful title to their lands. An inspiring leader. For Womens History Month we revive the story of this foremother who used traditional wisdom to envision a future with politically and economically independent Native nations across Turtle Island. Since land tracts were the concern of the women, it was the women's job to cultivate food and not the men,[26] The Clan Mothers' Council also reserved certain areas of land to be worked by the women of all the different clans. Top Laura Cornelius Kellogg Quotes This was something she would keep hidden within herself, maybe in place of the knot of pain and anger she had been carrying under her breastbone . [58] Her book was "lovingly dedicated" to the memory of Chief Redbird Smith, spiritual leader of the Nighthawk Keetoowah (Cherokee), "who preserved his people from demoralization, and was the first to accept the Lolomi.". Book Description: Laura Cornelius Kellogg was an eloquent and fierce voice in early twentieth century Native American affairs. Thread starter TOP; Start date Yesterday at 12:05 AM; 110. Jones, an opponent of Kellogg, succeeded George Thomas a long-tine supporter of Kellogg. She was a descendant of . By 1923, the Lolomi plan was progressing. [27], Anthropologist William N. Fenton observed Iroquois leadership: "The prophet who would succeed among the Iroquois must speak in ancient tongues, he must use the old words, and he must relate his program to the old ways. Edward A. Everett, Chairman of the New York State Indian Commission who was defeated for reelection because of his support for the Indians, would serve as legal counsel. Kellogg and Onieda Chiefs, 1925.png 584 308; 470 KB Kellogg in South Califonia, 1903.png 603 401; 594 KB Laura Cornelius Kellogg and Chief Daniel Bread.png 1,064 794; 532 KB Laura Cornelius Kellogg.1.png 283 361; 99 KB The committee selected Laura Cornelius Kellogg, filling a conspicuous gap in the Womens Rights National Historical Park, which until the installation there was little to no mention of the Haudenosaunee influence on American womens rights, nor the fact that the museum is in traditional Haudenosaunee territory and only a few miles from the Gayogoh:no (Cayuga) Nation. While her message did not prove to be overwhelmingly popular, Kellogg did find a constituency among the Iroquois people. [59] Today, the former location of the Oneida Boarding School is the present site of the Norbert Hill Center of the Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin. In October 1922, after an extensive investigation and report by Kellogg, the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin announced that they would pursue a claim for 6million New York acres of land valued at $2billion. Laura Cornelius Kellogg was a founding member of the Society of American Indians and a member of the first Executive Committee. Laura Cornelius continued her studies at Stanford University, Barnard College, and the University of Wisconsin. Kellogg also wanted to forge connections and begin a movement in America to work to reorganize Indian affairs. In October 1927, a class action suit, James Deere v. St. Lawrence River Power, filed in 1925 in United States District Court for the Northern District of New York on behalf of the Six Nations to eject a subsidiary of Alcoa Aluminum and other occupants from a small parcel of land, was dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. [70] During this time, Kellogg focused on two major issues: compliance with the Six Nations Laws and the advancement of land claiming rights. Member. Kellogg, a descendant of distinguished Oneida leaders, was a founder of the Society of American Indians. [31] The charges against Laura Cornelius Kellogg and her husband were eventually dropped; however, because of her actions, Kellogg was removed from the Society of American Indians (SAI). "[24], The Washington Herald published an interview with Kellogg[25] where she supported women's suffrage, emphasizing Iroquois women's equality of civic powers with the men. She advocated a bill introduced by Senator Harry Lane from Oregon that would abolish the Bureau of Indian Affairs and replace it with a commission, under direct control of Congress, to consist of three men selected from among five nominees chosen by a council of Indians. The Lolomi plan would create a self-governing body among the community of Indians. "Six Nations Fight Decided in U.S. Court". "[23], In 1919, Kellogg appeared before the League of Nations calling for justice for American Indians. After the 1913 Denver Conference, Kellogg was no longer listed as a member of the Society. In 1915, Chester Cornelius returned to Oklahoma to join Chief Smith and the Society. [17] In 1909, called "Princess Neoskalita" by the Los Angeles Times, Kellogg said she "did not consider her education complete until she had some knowledge of the social life, the art and literature of the French and English." Oct 24, 2020 Kelly Hodgkins rated it it was amazing. A quote from Kellogg on the base of her sculpture-along with a Gayogohn land acknowledgement-reads, "And it is a cause of astonishment to us that you white women are only now, in this. Rooted in a traditional understanding of ancestral lands and a thousand years of Haudenosaunee democracy and self-governance, Kellogg envisioned transforming Indian reservations into cooperative, prosperous, self-governing communities, using local resources and fostering Indigenous businesses so Native Americans worked for themselves instead of for the exploiter. She was deeply opposed to residential schools, seeing them as a means to destroy traditional language and culture, and even worse as a means to sever connections between families, clans, and generations. Sam Smith, one of the sons of Redbird Smith, became chief of the Nighthawk Keetoowah Society, while Cornelius continued as spokesman and legal counsel. [18] The Des Moines Daily News reported that Kellogg was in London "attempting to set on foot a movement for the improvement her tribe, the Iroquois."[19]. An organizer, author, playwright, performer, and linguist, Kellogg worked tirelessly for Wisconsin Oneida cultural self-determination when efforts to Americanize Native people reached their peak. She focuses on women's working and political lives, asking how identities such as race, nationality, class, and age have shaped them. The trail was to become Old Seymour Road and Laura was to become known as Laura Minnie Kellogg. While touring Europe, Kellogg developed a particular interest in the Garden city movement of urban planning in England, Germany and France, and visioned the model adapted to reservations to generate Oneida economic self-sufficiency and tribal self-governance. She also understood traditional values as a means to support and honor Haudenosaunee women. The Lolomi plan would allow the property of the tribes and individuals to be used for "education, health, and commercial development expenses".[52]. 90-91.) See Andrew Bard Epstein, "Unsettled New York: Land, Law and Haudenosaunee Nationalism in the Twentieth Century, University of Georgia, (2012)]. [73] Perhaps Kellogg came by her combative communication style from her American education, or perhaps it was a by-product of her willingness to fight for traditional values at a time when ideas about assimilation dominated Indigenous cultures. [64] In 1917, Cornelius pressed forward with the Lolomi plan. With the Lolomi movement, of which she is the founder, she proposes to lead 300,000 Indians out of what she calls "the bondage of bureaucracy into the self-respect of complete self-government. Kellogg, a descendant of distinguished Oneida leaders, was a founder of the Society of American Indians.Kellogg was an advocate for the renaissance and sovereignty of the Six Nations of the Iroquois, and fought for communal tribal lands, tribal autonomy . "Indian Education" was written by Laura Cornelius Kellogg in April 1913. Her intelligence, conviction and charisma made her a cultural star and media darling. The school was within 60 miles of her home at Seymour, Wisconsin, and provided a setting that included mostly non-Indian women. In The Oneida Indian Experience: Two 96 42 Laura Cornelius Kellogg: Our Democracy and the Perspectives, ed. She is a social historian who explores the everyday experiences of ordinary people, primarily women. "there are old Indians who have never seen the inside of a classroom whom I consider far more educated than the young Indian with his knowledge of Latin and algebra". The report was promptly rejected by the legislature, and Everett stripped of his chairmanship. The Kelloggs were accompanied by federal agents to Colorado, where they were released on bail. [54] The Indian community could resolve issues better than the white communities because of the homogeneity set forth by Lolomi plan. Kellogg traveled back and forth from Wisconsin to Washington, D.C. to meet with Bureau of Indian Affairs Commissioner Cato Sells. In March 1922, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear the Boylan case, thereby upholding the federal appeals court ruling. "A Tribute to the Future of My Race" is her only known surviving poem. strong resistance from local, state and federal government, and pressure on Six Nations leadership to halt Kellogg's initiative. Laura Cornelius Kellogg wrote "Our Democracy and the American Indian: A Presentation of the Indian Situation as It . "Wherever she has gone, society has simply 'ovated' her, and were she to remain in England long, she would doubtless be the leader of the circle all her own. Warren Moorehead, (hereafter "Moorehead"), p.2. [5], Kellogg was the voice of the Oneidas and the Six Nations of the Iroquois on the national and international scene. Mrs. Russell Sage, J.P. Morgan, Charles William Eliot, former president of Harvard University and Mrs. Harry Pratt Judson, wife of the president of the University of Chicago, were listed as some of the prominent persons interested in forming a national industrial council on Indians. For example, this direct quote spanning several sentences from Hauptman (2008) was included as-is: She attended Barnard for no more than a year and a half but made a distinct mark on her colleagues. Kellogg was an advocate for the renaissance and soverei Many relocated into the province of Upper Canada, others migrated to the territory of Wisconsin and some remained in New York. 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