Deskahehとは 意味・読み方・使い方

Levi General, commonly known as Deskaheh, (Grand River, Ontario, 1873 - Tuscarora Reservation, New York, 1925), was a Haudenosaunee statesman noted for his persistent efforts to get recognition for his people. Raised and educated as a traditional Cayuga, he became hereditary chief of the Cayuga with the title "'Deskaheh'". He departed for Geneva, Switzerland to speak at the League of Nations in 1923 using only a passport from the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. At the League of Nations, he presented "The red man's appeal for Justice," and reminded European colonizers of the new world of their obligations under the two row wampum, the most significant pact made between the Iroquois and Europeans. Despite receiving the support of some nations, British influence was too strong for a realistic chance at effecting change in the League of Nations, and he returned home to the Western hemisphere.