{"id":34035,"date":"2023-12-04T00:00:35","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T05:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=34035"},"modified":"2023-12-04T12:16:32","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T17:16:32","slug":"native-america-calling-the-native-role-in-americas-war-of-independence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2023\/12\/04\/native-america-calling-the-native-role-in-americas-war-of-independence\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: The Native role in America\u2019s War of Independence"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"card mb-2\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-4 align-self-center\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nativeamericacalling.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"native america calling\"\/>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-8\">\r\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\r\n        <div class=\"h5-responsive card-title\">Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n           Listen to Native America Calling every weekday at 1pm Eastern.\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n          <!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\r\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1859-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\">http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\r\n\t\t\tAlternate Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nv1.org\/\">Native Voice One<\/a> |\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\">NAC<\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Monday, December 4, 2023<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-link fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling.com<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nativeamericacalling\/\"><i class=\"fab fa-instagram fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nativeamericacalling\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">The Native role in America\u2019s War of Independence<\/div>\r\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Revolution\">American Revolution<\/a> is mostly portrayed as an epic struggle between the colonies and the British. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nBut Native tribes and individuals <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/articles\/the-oneida-nation-in-the-american-revolution.htm\">played a significant role<\/a> in the historic War of Independence. It was a difficult choice for tribes, who were neither British subjects nor supporters of the encroaching colonies. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nTune into Native America Calling to get the Native perspective on America\u2019s first war.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2023\/12\/04\/native-america-calling-the-native-role-in-americas-war-of-independence\/josephlouiscookakiatonharonkwen\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34044\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1857\" height=\"1393\" data-attachment-id=\"34044\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2023\/12\/04\/native-america-calling-the-native-role-in-americas-war-of-independence\/josephlouiscookakiatonharonkwen\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/04\/JosephLouisCookAkiatonharonkwen.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1857,1393\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"Joseph Louis Cook, or Akiatonhar\u00f3nkwen\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Joseph Louis Cook, or Akiatonhar\u00f3nkwen&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Joseph Louis Cook, or  Akiatonhar\u00f3nkwen, served as commissioned officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. He was born to an African father and an Abenaki mother. After he and his mother were taken captive, they were adopted into the Mohawk Nation at Kahnawake in present-day Canada. Image: &lt;a href=https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Colonel_Louis.jpg&gt;Yale University Art Gallery&lt;\/a&gt; &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/04\/JosephLouisCookAkiatonharonkwen-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/04\/JosephLouisCookAkiatonharonkwen.jpg\" alt=\"Joseph Louis Cook, or Akiatonhar\u00f3nkwen\"  class=\"size-full wp-image-34044\" \/><\/a> <figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Joseph Louis Cook, or  Akiatonhar\u00f3nkwen, served as commissioned officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. He was born to an African father and an Abenaki mother. After he and his mother were taken captive, they were adopted into the Mohawk Nation at Kahnawake in present-day Canada. Image: <a href=https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Colonel_Louis.jpg>Yale University Art Gallery<\/a> <\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nChairman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/tehassi-hill-34bb8944\/\">Tehassi Hill<\/a> (Oneida), chairman of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oneidaindiannation.com\/\">Oneida Indian Nation<\/a> from Wisconsin\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/peter-jemison-b7144aa\/4\">Peter Jemison<\/a> (Seneca [Heron Clan]), artist and Historic Site Manager (retired) at <a href=\"https:\/\/ganondagan.org\/\">Ganondagan State Historic Site<\/a> in New York\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jo-ann-schedler-0070662b\/\">JoAnn Schedler<\/a> (Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians), retired Army Major and author of the Official National Park Service Handbook <a href=\"https:\/\/americasnationalparks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/AmericanIndiansoftheCivilWar_Book_compressed.pdf\"><EM>American Indians and the Civil War<\/EM><\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lenape.center\/about-us\">Curtis Zunigha<\/a> (Delaware Tribe of Indians), co-director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/lenape.center\/\">Lenape Center<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">All Episodes on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?si=2a56e59533534bf9\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\">More Options<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The American Revolution is mostly portrayed as an epic struggle between the colonies and the British. 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