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Mohawk Chief Thayendanegea (Joseph Brant)
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Mohawk Chief Thayendanegea (Captain Joseph Brant), principal chief and warrior of the Six Nation Native Americans. Thayendanegea was born in Ohio in 1742 and died in Upper Canada in 1807. From original Ames painting.
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Mohawk Captain Joseph Brant
Portrait of Mohawk Captain Joseph Brant (Thayendanegea). From original 1806 oil painting by Ezra Ames.
Mohawk John Brant
John Brant, son of Joseph Brant, and member of the Mohawk tribe. From an 1838 portrait by Charles Bird King.
Thayendanegea
1786
Print of a Gilbert Stuart painted portrait of Thayendangea (known also as Joseph Brant). He wears a feathered headdress and a shell around his neck.
Last of the rulers of the Oneidas
Jul 29, 1899
Milwaukee Sentinel
Last of the rulers of the Oneidas
Jul 23, 1899
Milwaukee Sentinel
