Native Americans

When Marlon Brando read the The Indians of the Americas we all know he became a strong advocate of defending native indians, and wrongs that hollywood, politicians, and media had done to these people. Brando even had Sacheen Littlefeather refusing to accept his Oscar. Have a look at this amazing interview Brando gave at The Dick Cavett Show on June 12, 1973. It’s one of Brando’s few rare interviews and his first appearance after winning his 1973 Oscar. If you want to get to know more about the native americans I highly recommend reading John Collier’s book. Besides that former Dutch politician Paul Rosenmöller made an epic television series for the IKON called ‘The Land of Obama’. In the first episode Paul travels to Onondaga, New York. The town is named after the native Onondaga tribe, part of the Iroquois Confederacy. In 1613 representatives of the Dutch government made a peaceful treaty with the Haudenosaunee people called the Guswhenta (river of life). During the American Revolutionary War, the Onondagas sided with the British, and Onondaga was attacked by the Continental Army on April 21, 1779. After the war, the Onondagas were forced to cede their lands in New York to the new state, although some land was set aside to form the Onondaga Reservation. Most of the Onondagas left New York and were resettled in Upper Canada. Watch full episode here.