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and her court to mark a treaty with her. The chiefs requested the Queen's help in controlling French influence in New York and asked for
English missionaries to help their people offset French Catholic influence. The Mohawk diplomacy helped the Iroquois preserve their power through the colonial
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Tejonihokarawa was deposed by Wolf Clan matrons in the winter of 1712-1713, apparently because of differences with the missionaries. By 1720, he had been restored to power, as he was noted as sachem in colonial records. In 1723, a group of 100 Germans were given grants of Mohawk land west of
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system, in which descent and social status were passed through the maternal line. The
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to help offset French
Catholic influence in Iroquois territory. After the French severely damaged Mohawk villages in 1666, they had forced the people to accept Catholic
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refugees in New York. They had been working at
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The sachems were chosen by the women elders of the clan. His actions helped build the alliance with the
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