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1859), known in English as either Chainbreaker to his own people or Governor Blacksnake to the European settlers, was a Seneca war chief and sachem. Along...

Lake was born here about 1735. One of his nephews, later known as Governor Blacksnake, moved here with his family shortly after his birth. He was an important...

and Governor Blacksnake. They both described the grandeur of the lavish gifts that the British bestowed upon the Iroquois. Governor Blacksnake's account...

Australia A type of whip Black snake (firework), a type of firework Governor Blacksnake (1760–1859), a Seneca chief also known as Chainbreaker Black Snake...

Seneca religious leader Handsome Lake was born here about 1735. Governor Blacksnake moved here shortly after his birth.: p.46  Cornplanter was born here...

Cornplanter: 20  and Handsome Lake.: 114, 188, 347  He was distantly related to Governor Blacksnake and Red Jacket.: 20  Guyasuta married twice and had six sons, of...

certain chiefs including Red Jacket, Cornplanter, Handsome Lake, and Governor Blacksnake, agreed to sell the four remaining Seneca reservations, in exchange...

Clark-Keith House, listed on the National Register of Historic Places Governor Blacksnake (1700s-1859), Seneca war chief and leader, resided at Canawaugus...

adopted by the Mohawk Chief John Big Tree, Seneca chief and actor Governor Blacksnake (Chainbreaker) Thaonawyuthe, Seneca war chief Joseph Brant or Thayendanegea...

including Seymour. Thanks to the efforts of influential Seneca leader Governor Blacksnake, the state appeals court ruled in the tribe's favor. The reservation...

negotiator. Chiefs and Sachems present included Red Jacket, Cornplanter, Governor Blacksnake, Farmer's Brother and about 50 others. Red Jacket and Cornplanter...

Thomas S. (1989). Chainbreaker: The Revolutionary War Memoirs of Governor Blacksnake as Told to Benjamin Williams. Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska...

Blackbird, Odawa, ca. 1815–1908 Ned Blackhawk, Te-Moak Shoshone Governor Blacksnake (Thaonawyuthe/Chainbreaker), Seneca, c. 1760–1859 Peter Blue Cloud...

crafts and traditional foods that honor and celebrate Seneca culture. Governor Blacksnake (c.1740–1859), Seneca war chief, super-centenarian and savior of...

Oil Springs Reservation Bill Bergey, professional football player Governor Blacksnake, Seneca war chief and possibly the world's oldest man Ray Caldwell...

of St. Leger's expedition. In an interview many years afterwards, Governor Blacksnake recalled how he "thought at that time the Blood Shed a Stream running...

society. Other well-known relatives in Handsome Lake's family included Governor Blacksnake (thë́:wö:nyaʹs), Red Jacket (shakoyá:wa:thaʹ), and Half-Town. In...

Pennsylvania Press, 2018; pp 8-9 Blacksnake., Williams, Benjamin. Chainbreaker: The Revolutionary War Memoirs of Governor Blacksnake as Told to Benjamin Williams...

for many years was interpreter for Seneca chiefs Cornplanter and Governor Blacksnake. The Buffalo, New York, and Philadelphia Railroad opened in 1882...

and Wyandot warriors to oppose 2,300 men led by Lord Dunmore, the royal governor of Virginia. At the time of the Dunmore's War, Peteusha resided at Snake's...