Indigenous Diplomacy in British New York / Live From New Amsterdam
What happened to Dutch traders and leaders in New Netherland after they surrendered to the British in 1664? Dutch colonists were able to maintain regional power based on the relationships that they had built with Indigenous nations in the previous decades. Watch this conversation about the legacy of Dutch and Indigenous diplomacy in New Amsterdam and how these relationships changed in British New York.
Iris Plessius is a Ph.D. student in Indigenous Studies at Radboud University in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. She was a Fulbright Visiting Scholar at Cornell University and the Onondaga Nation.
Russell Shorto is the bestselling author of The Island at the Center of the World, Amsterdam, and Revolution Song. He is the director of the New Amsterdam Project at New-York Historical Society.
Live From New Amsterdam is an ongoing series hosted by the New Netherland Institute and the New Amsterdam Project at the New-York Historical Society. Through vibrant conversations with scholars and historians, each program will investigate new and exciting research related to New Amsterdam, New Netherland, and the lasting legacies of Dutch rule in New York.
Live From New Amsterdam is presented in partnership with the New Netherland Institute.
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