Canassatego | |
|---|---|
| Onondaga leader | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1684 |
| Died | 1750 |
Canassatego (c. 1684–1750; also spelled Canasatego) was a leader of the Onondaga nation who became a prominent diplomat and spokesman of the Iroquois Confederacy in the 1740s. He was involved in several controversial land sales to colonial British officials. He is now best known for a speech he gave at the 1744 Treaty of Lancaster, where he recommended that the British colonies emulate the Iroquois by forming a confederacy.[1] He was reportedly assassinated, perhaps by sympathizers or agents of New France.