Iroquois's Metamorphosis: The Diary Of Algonvilles

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October, 1763 After years of fighting alongside the British, the battle over our homeland has finally ended. I still wonder, how did we end up fighting for something that has always been ours? We, the mighty Iroquois, have defeated the French settlers and their bloodthirsty allies, the Algonquins. With this came a royal decree. A proclamation from Britain’s King George III. My tribe and I have been assured that the Ohio River Valley, where my people have lived for hundreds of years, will continue to be ours to use for hunting and fishing. We have been promised that British colonists will stay to the East beyond the mountains. We can finally live in peace, without the fear of the white man further taking over and settling our land. We

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