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Iroquois Indians: English Colonies
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The materials that comprise this collection focus on the continuing attempts to formalize affairs between the Iroquois Indians and the British, French and Dutch settlers, as well as their European counterparts. The comprehensiveness of this material gives insight into the relationships that developed over the years between the Iroquois Confederacy and the colonists in the struggle for territory as well as for peace.
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Wankopin Branch, which crosses Route 50 just east of Middleburg and rises in Fauquier, was named by the Piscataway Indians, who lived in the area during the 1690s and spoke the Algonquin language. The first two syllables have no known meaning, but "pin" in that language means root. In English... "Wankopin" is a type of water lily, and before the Piscataway moved to the Middleburg area, they lived for 60 years among English settlers in Southern Maryland.
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Most, if not all, of the Indians who were educated by the English returned to their native cultures at the first opportunity. Many colonists, on the other hand, chose to become Indians, either by joining Indian society voluntarily, by not trying to escape from captivity, or by staying with their Indian captors in the wake of peace treaties that gave them the freedom to return home.
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Seven years later, he wrote a letter to James Parker, his New York City printing partner, on the importance of gaining and preserving the friendship of the Iroquois Indians. Arguing for a union of the colonies, he mused:
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Offers changing exhibits as well as a permanent display, "At the Western Door," that focuses on relations between the Seneca Indians and European colonists. Also on display are a furnished 1790s Seneca cabin, six life-size figure tableaus, and over 2,000 artifacts.
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