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By now, Wendy and I will be in New York City, getting settled into our weeklong New York City sojourn. On our way here, by train, we passed through the traditional territories of the Wenro, Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida and Mohawk -- the Six Nations.
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In the book 1491; New Revelations of the Americas before Columbus, Charles C. Mann makes this claim;
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So accepted now around the world is the idea of the implicit equality and liberty of all people that it is hard to grasp what a profound change in human society it represented. But it is only a little exaggeration to claim that everywhere that liberty is cherished—Britain to Bangladesh, Sweden to Soweto—people are children of the Haudenosaunee and their neighbors.
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The blog today explores how these native Americans, along with the Dutch who settled in New Netherland, could have shaped western culture, especially in the United States.
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For those of you who are Facebook friends, we plan on posting daily updates about our experiences in New York. We will have a special emphasis on modes of transportation, since we are doing this the un-North American way -- completely without a car. Facebook friend requests will be accepted. And if you don't see us in your feed just visit Henry or Wendy's page.
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