Son of the Silvery Waters
, by Firstone, Alan- ISBN: 9781582441481 | 1582441480
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 1/1/2001
Though the difficult war years are over, the Cayugas, one of the six tribes of the Iroquois Nation, are only beginning to feel the devastating repercussions of their former alliance with the British. As they struggle against the punitive treaties imposed by the new American government, they are forced ever father away from their ancestral lands located in what is now western New York State. Despite the ill treatment suffered by the Cayuga, one inquisitive young tribesman is irresistibly drawn to the white settlement that has usurped their territory, and so Sosoenodus abandons his own people so that he might learn more about the newcomers.
Even as a boy Sosoenodus was remarkably skilled at hunting and fishing, showing his promise as a future leader of the Cayugas. But when in despair the tribe is finally forced to flee their lands, Soseondodus chooses to live am