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Cadwallader Colden (1688–1776), an educated Scottish emigrant and powerful colonial politician, was at the forefront of American intellectual culture in the mid-eighteenth century.
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"In his classic work published in two parts in 1727 and 1747, Colden, the eminent natural scientist who attended treaty councils as surveyor–general of New York Colony, was the first to describe the nature of the Iroquois League and understand that the union allowed for local autonomy. He recognized that the Iroquois were characterized by elegant oratory as well as a strong will, which has allowed them to maintain their separate identity up to the present day. Colden's incorrect claim that the Iroquois possessed an empire was repeated by later historians until Francis Jennings and other modern scholars challenged this thesis. While Dixon (Staten Island CUNY) summarizes the influences on Colden, including French writings, Albany commissioners' council minutes, and treaty councils, Tiro (Xavier Univ.) focuses on the author's treatment of Iroquois diplomacy, politics, and war-making. Tiro quite effectively points out that Colden ignored the many key roles that women played in Iroquoian life, and that much of Colden's work had a clear Anglo-imperial bias intended to get at Iroquois-claimed lands once these Indians were defeated or removed from the scene."
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