Han Yerry
Han Yerry Tewahangarahken ("He Who Takes Up the Snow Shoe") (1724 – 1794) was also known as Honyery Doxtator. Han Yerry was born into his mother's Wolf clan, as the Iroquois had a matrilineal society with women holding property and hereditary leadership passing through their lines, children took the nationality and clan of their mother, as they gain social status through her.
Han Yery Tewahangarahken ("He Who Takes Up the Snow Shoe") | |
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| Oneida leader | |
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| Spouse | Tyonajanegen ("Two Kettles Together") |
| Children | Cornelius, Dolly, Peter, Jacob |
| Known for | Fought in the Battle of Oriskany |
He became a war chief of the Oneida people and was key during the American Revolutionary War, considered to be one of the most influential leader of the Oneida. Yerry fought in the Battle of Oriskany against Loyalists and other members of the Haudenosaunee. He was married to Tyonajanegen.
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