| LC control no. | no 99049636 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Deskaheh, 1873-1925 |
| Associated country | Canada United States |
| Associated place | Geneva (Switzerland) |
| Birth date | 1873-03-15 |
| Death date | 1925-06-27 |
| Place of birth | Ontario (Canada) |
| Place of death | Tuscarora Nation Reservation (N.Y.) |
| Profession or occupation | Civic leaders Indians--Kings and rulers |
| Found in | Chief Deskaheh tells why he is over here again, 1923: cover (Chief Deskaheh) p. 3 (member of Iroquois, People of the Six Nations) OCLC, July 8, 1999 (hdg.: Deskaheh, 1873-1925; usage: Deskaheh) Johansen, Bruce E. The encyclopedia of Native American biography, 1997: pages 110-111 (Deskaheh; Levi General; speaker (tadadaho) of the Iroquis Grand Council at Grand River, Ontario in the early 1920s. Appealed to the League of Nations in Geneva, Switzerland when the Canadian police were about to arrest him, though his appeals were never heard before that international body. Died in June 1925) Wikipedia, viewed August 14, 2022: under "Deskaheh" (March 15, 1873 - June 27, 1925. Spoke Cayuga and other Iroquois dialects as well as French and English. Born in Tuscarora Township, Ontario, died on the Tuscarora Reservation in New York, United States.) |
| Associated language | eng iro fre |
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