John Buck (Onondaga politician)

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[[File:John Buck - New York Tribune - 1897.png|thumb|Buck in an 1897 article in the [[New-York Tribune|''New-York Tribune'']].]]
'''John Buck''' (1893), titled '''Skanawati''' among other variants, was a leader of the [[Onondaga people|Onondaga]] who lived near Ontario's [[Grand River (Ontario)|Grand River]]. He was the official keeper of the [[wampum]] records of the [[Iroquois]], sometimes described as a [[firekeeper]]. He took on the role of wampum keeper in 1843. Buck was described in a contemporary account as "a capable ruler and an able and trustworthy negotiator". Kenyon and Kenyon identify him as a "follower of [[Handsome Lake]]".<ref name=kenyon>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)
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== Notes ==



== Sources ==
[[File:Iroquois Chiefs from the Six Nations Reserve reading Wampum belts in Brantford, Ontario.jpg|thumb|Buck (''third from left'', with other leaders of the Six Nations, 1871.]]
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== Further reading ==
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[[Category:1893 deaths]]
[[Category:Onondaga people]]

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