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The New York Public Library/Art Resource,NY.Title page Courtesy National Museum ofthe American Indian,Smithsonian Institution.Photo by Walter Larrimore.3 The Granger Collection,New York.5 PhotodisclGetty.8 The New York Public Library/Art Resource,NY.10 Painting by Don Troiani,www.historicalimagebank.com.11 ◎ Lee Snider/Photo Images/CORBIS.12 Courtesy National Museum of the American Indian,Smithsonian Institution.Photo by Walter Larrimore.14 Karl Weatherly/Getty Images.  \nCopyright ◎ by Houghton Mifflin Company.All rights reserved.  \nNo part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means,electronic or mechanical,includingphotocopying or recording,or by any information storage or retrieval system without the prior written permission of thecopyright owner unless such copying is expressly permitted by federal copyright law.With the exception of nonprofittranscription into Braill,Houghton Mifflin is not authorized to grant permission for further uses of this work.Permissionmust be obtained from the individual copyright owner as identified herein.Address requests for permission to make copiesof Houghton Miflin material to School Permissions,Houghton Miflin Company,222 Berkeley Street,Boston,MA 02116.  \nPrinted in China  \nISBN-13:978-0-547-02570-4  \nISBN-10:0-547-02570-X  \nTable of Contents  \n…3  \nIntroduction..  \nThe People of the Standing Stone………∴.  \nThe People of the Long House..  \nCaught in the Middle.  \nThe Battles of Fort Stanwix and Oriskany………………  \nSaratoga: A Decisive Victory  \n..11  \nValued Allies.  \n……11  \nAfter the War.  \n……13  \nConclusion.  \n………14  \n# Introduction\n\nDuring the winter of 1777,members of theContinental Congress gathered for a meeting.There,American leaders made a special promise.This promise was made to the first group of peopleto fight alongside the colonists in the RevolutionaryWar.This group had already helped the colonistswin important victories against the British.  \nThe grateful Congress promised,\"While thesun and moon continue to give light to the world,  \nwe shall love and respectyou.As our trusty friends,we shall protect you.\"  \nWho were these friendswhom the Congresspromised to respect andprotect?They were theOneidas,an AmericanIndian nation.  \nThe Continental Congressmet regularly during theRevolutionary War.  \nThe Americans had a good reason to feelgrateful.The Oneidas had joined the ranks ofthe American army.They had fought alongsidethe colonists in their struggle against theBritish.The Oneidas'bravery helped winimportant battles.  \nBut after the war,the Congress did notkeep its promise of friendship and protection.The Oneidas'vital contributions to America'sfreedom were largely forgotten.The Indiannation suffered greatly.  \nThis is the story of the Oneidas,forgottenheroes of the Revolutionary War.  \n# The People of the Standing Stone\n\nThe Oneidas called themselves \"the People ofthe Standing Stone.\"They lived in North Americafor many 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