"Peacemakers: The Iroquois, the United States, and the Treaty of Canandaigua, 1794 offers a glimpse into how native peoples participated in the intercultural diplomacy of the New Nation and how they worked to protect their communities against enormous odds. The book introduces students, in detail, to the Treaty of Canandaigua, which is little known outside of Central New York. It examines how the Six Nations of the Iroquois secured from the United States a recognition of their sovereign status as separate polities with the right to the "free use and enjoyment" of their lands."--Publisher.

Guswenta -- Broken -- Critically circumstanced -- St. Clair's defeat, and its consequences -- Disaffected -- Fallen timbers -- A treaty at Canandaigua -- "All causes of complaint" -- The long life of the Treaty of Canandaigua.