Indigenous people who fought against American colonists in the Revolutionary War were not Loyalists. Instead, they fought for the protection and autonomy of their own communities. In this virtual lecture based on new research, Dr. Michael Oberg discusses the history of Haudenosaunee British allies during the war, with special emphasis on the Onondagas and the Seneca Nation, adding complexity to interpretations of Indigenous peoples during the Revolution.
Michael Leroy Oberg is Distinguished Professor of History at SUNY Geneseo and director of the Geneseo Center for Local and Municipal History. His most recent book is called The Central Fire of the Iroquois: A 500-Year History of the Onondaga Nation, (Yale 2025). He is currently at work on a history of the Sullivan-Clinton Campaign against the Iroquois in 1779.
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