🪶 Indigenous Roots: Today in History… December 1, 1790 – In Philadelphia, Seneca chief Gyantwakia (Cornplanter) stood before President George Washington as a spokesman for his people. Speaking for himself, Half-Town, and Big Tree, he addressed the “Great Councillor of the Thirteen Fires” and laid out how the new United States had taken “a great country” from the Seneca after promising peace. Cornplanter reminded Washington that U.S. negotiators had once told the Seneca they were “in your hand,

Tribal history is vital to create understanding between cultures. Three key things to know. Tribes are incredibly diverse, their history includes important contributions, and tribal members are dual citizens within their Tribal Nations and the United States. #nativeamericans #tribalhistorysharedhistory #nativeamericanconnections #dualcitizenship #nativeamericancontributions | Native American Success Collective