The Importance Of Deskaheh In The International Indigenous Movement

Published: Aug. 30, 2023, 3:35 p.m.

b'Deskaheh, Chief of the Iroquois League and representative of the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy traveled to Geneva (Switzerland) in 1923. He sought to have the League of Nations (now the United Nations) recognize the sovereignty of the Iroquois.\\n\\nThis year marks the 100th Anniversary of Deskaheh\'s campaign to the League of Nations.\\nCultural Survival recently spoke to Kenneth Deer to unpack the important actions of Deskaheh, 100 years ago.\\nProduced by Shaldon Ferris (Khoisan)\\nInterviewee: Kenneth Deer (Mohawk)\\n"Lights in the Forest" by Ziibiwan is used with permission.\\n"Burn your village to the ground", by The Halluci Nation, used with permission'