CS340 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Joseph Brant, Mohawk People, George Copway
10 Feb 2018
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Joseph brant (thayendanegea) letter : mohawk military and political leader, demonstrated diplomacy by remaining respectful/cautious in his response to land ownership, respectful and polite while still bringing up the necessary conflicts that the. Throughout this letter brant conveys the issues of his people to the crown, however he does it in such a polite way that he unintentionally puts a lesser importance on the issues at hand. It is possible that the only way brant felt he would be taken seriously by the colonists as an indigenous man was to play the role of a polite colonized gentleman . If brant were to speak from the heart or with the same aggression as others might have, it would have reflected poorly on. Brant forcing him back into the role of savage". Brant"s overly courteous request provide evidence for the one-sided discussion.
