Autonomy and Indigenous self-government

Timeline: Haudenosaunee sovereignty

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  1. · Other

    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.

    Significance here: The earliest documented international assertion of Haudenosaunee sovereignty through a self-issued travel document.

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    United Kingdom passport denial, 2010

    The UK refused to accept Haudenosaunee passports, leading the lacrosse team to withdraw from the World Championship rather than use other travel documents.

    Significance here: A high-profile modern instance of the international travel disputes produced by the Haudenosaunee sovereignty claim.

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