13,603
edits
Chenango Confederacy: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
m
→Northern Confederation
| Line 136: | Line 136: | ||
===Northern Confederation=== | ===Northern Confederation=== | ||
The various polities of the Chenango peninsula joined the [[Northern Confederation]] in the [[Northern_Confederation#Great_Confederation|Great Confederation of 1660]]. From then on, they were organized loosely along ethnic lines, with the Great Chenango and Little Chenango represented collectively as they collaborated to choose [[mitei]] to represent them. This period saw the further consolidation of the two peoples into Great and Little Chenango Federations with single ruling councils for both peoples, and a greater overall focus on progress and development as a result of the peninsula now being effectively shielded from external military assault. In [[1834]], the Island Honeoye were elevated to full membership in the Confederation, being released from the political domination of the Little Chenango. | The various polities of the Chenango peninsula joined the [[Northern Confederation]] in the [[Northern_Confederation#Great_Confederation|Great Confederation of 1660]] with the exception of [[Pachaug]], a community at the tip of the peninsula. From then on, they were organized loosely along ethnic lines, with the Great Chenango and Little Chenango represented collectively as they collaborated to choose [[mitei]] to represent them. This period saw the further consolidation of the two peoples into Great and Little Chenango Federations with single ruling councils for both peoples, and a greater overall focus on progress and development as a result of the peninsula now being effectively shielded from external military assault. Though not part of the Confederation, the Island Honeoye city of Pachaug formed and became a major trade hub in the 18th and early 19th centuries, though it became the site of increasing foreign raiding and potential Occidental attack. In [[1834]], the Island Honeoye were elevated to full membership in the Confederation, being released from the political domination of the Little Chenango. In [[1852]], Pachaug [[Pachaug#Early_history|voted to join the Confederation]], largely completing the work of Island Honeoye incorporation into the political life of the Confederation. From then on, Pachaug became the great city of the Island Honeoye and a major economic conduit between the peninsula and the rest of the world. | ||
The period in which the Chenango were part of the Northern Confederation was generally peaceful and resulted in significant intermarriage between the three ethnic groups in the peninsula, greatly expanding the influence of the omàmìwi as they became cross-ethnic clan-like organizations. The 19th century saw the zenith of the role of the omàmìwi in public life, as gradually all individuals who did not belong to omàmìwi were shut out from important roles such as tribal/familial chief. During that century, ethnic affiliation gradually became less important relative to the omàmìwi, though ethnicity still had an important political - if not social - connotation, as remains the case in the 21st century. | |||
The 20th century saw limited economic growth in the peninsula, with a majority of new activity focused in and around Pachaug. The city, by now the main port by which Occidental trade entered eastern Cusinaut, began to industrialize in the 1930s, and it became the richest city in the Confederation in [[1950]] with a GDP PC of $10,000 that year. Pachaug, and the peninsula in general, entered gradual decline after around [[1960]] as the Confederation grew less stable and destructive blood feuds began to characterize the relationship between the Confederation's members. | |||
===Algosh domination=== | ===Algosh domination=== | ||