Daniel Garacontié

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Daniel Garacontié (Sagochiendagehté) was a 17th century tribal chief of the Onondaga nation. He was convered to Catholicism by Jesuit priests and was considered by the French to be a diplomat and peace-keeper for the Iroquois. He was credited with obtaining the release of a number French prisoners from various Iroquois nations.

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• Digital Librarian: American Indian Studies
• The Documentary History of the State of New York: Of the War and the Treaties of Peace of the French and the Iroquois