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Deskaheh's mission to the League of Nations, 1923
A Cayuga statesman travelled internationally on a Haudenosaunee-issued passport to assert sovereignty before an international body.
What happened
In 1923, Deskaheh travelled to Geneva on a Haudenosaunee passport to present the Six Nations' case for sovereign recognition.[1]
Sources for this page
Each number marks a specific claim. Notes give the source, its locator and how it relates to the claim.
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Claim: In 1923, Cayuga statesman Deskaheh used a Haudenosaunee-issued passport to travel to the League of Nations headquarters in Geneva to present the Six Nations' case for recognition as a sovereign nation, an act considered among the earliest examples of an Indigenous-issued travel document asserting sovereignty distinct from a colonial state.
- Deskaheh (Wikipedia) link, 1923 Geneva mission section. Source record
- Haudenosaunee passport (Wikipedia) link, Early history section. Source record