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Name:** Welchos Social relations with your own and other classes (people you deal with or know about in other classes, AND your opinions and feelings about them):
 * DIARY 1 ENTRY
 * Age:** 39
 * Gender:** Male
 * Occupation:** One of the warrior leaders from the Lenape tribe, assists and advises alongside his uncle Buckongahelas and other leaders
 * Social Class:** High class among the Lenape Indians, considered blood relative to the triba's leader
 * Financial situation:** No measure of financial situation; shared everything with the tribe, tribe was relatively poor in material wealth
 * Appearance:** Tall and robust, plenty of scars on his face due to minor skirmishes with enemy tribes
 * Location:** (show us on a map): In West Jersey on the Lehigh River
 * Habitual locations:** Spends most of his time in the village meetinghouse or deep in the forest contemplating
 * Daily routine:** Wakes up at five in the morning to go hunt with traps, comes back to the village, coaches the young men of the village to use weaponry, eats at the communal lunch, goes to his home to study maps, and spends the evening discussing with Buckongahelas, the chief, and other village laders about issues confronting the Lenape tribe.
 * Personality/Quirks/Unique Personality Traits:** Although he is a warrior, he at times, gets disturbed by violence. He is very expressive in his emotions; when he feels angry he overreacts. He's a temperamental man that has anger management issues. He jumps to conclusions, and has prejudice against many people--including those of his own tribe. He's not a friendly man. He's cold-hearted and rejects relationships that are trivial. Instead, he
 * Past/individual-family history:** His family was always part of the chief's circle. In Lenape culture, people are traditionally named much after they are born. Welchos in Lenape means stallion or boar. He received these names due to his fuming rage and hot temper.
 * Family:** Cousins with the leader Buckongahelas, the famous leader of the Lenape people during the 1770's, considers [|Buckongahelas] (actual Delaware leader) to be his father figure
 * Religion:** The Lenape religion
 * Education:** Never had formal education, educated in hunting as a child, and Lenape fighting. He doesn't have much textbook knowledge and is somewhat literate in both the English and Lenape language by learning from his uncle.
 * Portrait:** (create or add your own picture)

Entry #2: 1764 Who rules?
I stayed in the village meetinghouse all day, anxiously waiting for my uncle Buckongahelas to return from filing his complaint to the Wilmington courthouse that the settlers have been encroaching our territory. I had insisted on accompanying him, but he told me that bringing any of us Lenapes would be threatening to the whites. Before he left, I saw him get blessed by the elders to bring us back good news from Wilmington.

He returned sometime in the late afternoon from the Wilmington assembly, when the moon began to rise from the forests. His solemn face was enough to understand that there was no good news. As he entered the house, he sighed and said, “They would not hear us”. My heart was furious as I shouted at him, “Why wouldn’t they?!” He replied in a composed manner, “There’s too much going on at the moment. They told us to come back at a more appropriate time”. Buckongahelas spread out papers on the straw mat in front of the fire; he simply walked out of the meetinghouse. I frustratedly perused through the statements by James Otis Jr., a British colonist from Massachusetts. My English may not be good enough to fully comprehend the “radical ideas” of this article, but my eyes do not fail to see that Otis's arguments are dangerous to frontier tribes. Otis seems to be claiming that the British colonists in America could not stand for virtual representation, and that, **"No representation of the colonies in parliament alone, would, however, be equivalent to a subordinate legislative among themselves"**. This virtual representation Otis speaks against is the sole blockade keeping the British colonists from engulfing the rest of our land. If we were not in this situation, I would agree, but parliament is protecting us from the settlers' unquenchable thirst for land. The British have enforced the Proclamation of 1763 banning further encroachment in our territory and their blindness to these colonists' hunger for land is to our benefit. The more they acknowledge Parliament sovereignty, the more protection we receive. These Delaware and New Jersey settlers are eyeing our land that is well within their reach. Buckongahelas reasoned that if the colonists were free from parliament sovereignty, the Americans would naturally sweep across our nation, wiping out each one of us. Parliament sovereignty is the only thing holding this powerful river from breaking the dam and leading us to our doom.

It infuriates me even more is that Otis asks the British colonists, **“Can there be any liberty, where property is taken without consent?”**. They have surely taken //our// property without consent. Year after year, we have become increasingly wary of our circumstances. We lose more and more land to men that threaten us with guns and call us savages. But Otis is right in that, “No man can take my property from me, without my consent: if he does, he deprives me of my liberty, and makes me a slave”. However, I believe that the British colonists do not realize that they are depriving the tribes of our property, that they are appropriating our liberty, and rendering //us// slaves.

Welchos

DIARY ENTRY #3

media type="file" key="diaryentry3welchos.m4a" SCRIPT: It is nighttime now. I heard fireworks and minute explosives of some sort going off in the distance. As I approached the sound of fireworks, I ran into a white man named Caleb Sullivan. He was struggling to drag a bag of bricks. I carefully approached him assisted him and I asked what the commotion was all about, and he declared that the fireworks were the colonists’ cry for the nation’s sovereignty from the British. He continued to rant about the wrongs of taxation without representation, wholeheartedly believing that I was paying attention. This man Sullivan went on to say, **"These duties, are expressly laid for the sole purposes of taking money”** (109). Yes, I was paying attention to his money issues; but I was more contemplating on where my people would stand. Where the Lunape people should stand.

While Sullivan continued to speak, I concluded that the Lenape people ought to find some some justice in these Stamp acts. Ever since the Proclamation of 1763--the Americans have pressed us further back onto our lands in Delaware and New Jersey. As they riot against “taxation without representation” I am becoming half-hearted in their cause...for other reasons of course. Do I quite care whether the whites are suffering from being taxed without representation? Not at all. Such hypocrites will not even hear our small pleas in Wilmington. In fact, I want them to suffer for their misbehavior. I feel that because **“There is not that intimate and inseparable relation between the electors OF Great Britain And the inhabitants of the colonies" (103).** Does this not sound familiar to our relationship with the white settlers? I say, let them get what they give us.

But this taxation without representation works the best for us. A pro-American memeber of Parliament, Townsend claims, that the Americans face, ***“Cruelties of a savage foe, the most subtle and I take upon me to say the most formidable of any people upon the face of Gods Earth” (99)**. *These savages he refers to are us and even though Townsend represents the Americans, he does not know us. But this demonstrates that this taxation would blindly overlook the Natives. These violent riots against the direct taxes and disobedience will ultimately lead to further taxes and more regulations upon the colonists. Parliament must continue to oppress the colonists or fight, in order to keep their power on continental America. It feels that this would create an opportunity for Lenape and other frontier tribes to take sides in this conflict. As for the Lenape, we have had a history of leaning toward the British. Buckongahelas will be no different in this case. We are on the British side; hopefully we can evict the Americans once and for all.

I must go to sleep now, Welchos.

DIARY ENTRY #4

Entry #4: //Common Sense// 1774
Dear Paul Williams,

I have not spoken to you in a while. The last time we spoke was in 1770 when you interviewed the Lenape tribe. I hope you are doing well. Ever since these riots have been happening in protest of the British, our tribe has been suffering greatly. //Common Sense// has proposed such radical ideas against the British. Although I agree with Thomas Paine's statements in that, "Society is produced by our wants and government by our wickedness", especially that of colonial society, I can't help thinking that this overthrow of British rule would cause our own debacle. The settlers that live on our borders have repeatedly taken more of our land. It is quite frightening in that we have only half of the land that we held last year. Due to the overwhelming influence of this pamphlet, more settlers seem to be breaking the rules that Parliament has been proposing, and overlooking the demarcation line. I am terribly afraid that by the end of this revolution, we will be completely removed from the Delaware region. For our tribe this would be a terrible thing. We have been losing game due to the clearing of land. We have been losing our portion of the Lehigh River so that we lack fish. We have attempted contact between the frontiersmen, but they do refuse to have any of our products. They focus on building their own independence, boycotting everything British, and ignoring our needs entirely.

Welchos (Jessica Yun)

Dear Welchos,

I am so sorry. I just found your letter while I was cleaning through my papers. I am very sorry for a late response. I am also sorry to hear that your tribe is losing land. I have written several articles to raise awareness of the Native Americans, specifically your tribe. However, I am sorry to say that I have been getting negative feedback from my readers. One person even said, "Who cares about those savages!" There has been a declaration of independence by the colonies, how do you feel about this? The past few years have been busy with battles, and I was wondering if your tribe involved in any battles? I heard the some Native Americans such as the Iroquis Confederacy are fighting on the British side. Does your tribe also have connections with the British? I hear that the British troops are chasing Washington's troops near the Delaware River. I just want to give your tribe a warning. Personally, I think your tribe shouldn't help the British either. Either way the colonists or the British are going to try to take your land away when this chaos is over. You shouldn't sacrafice your men for the British. Also, the British are not going to win this war because there are rumors saying that the French are going to join the war against the British. I suggest you and your tribe to migrate west, and find a new place where there is no influence from the war. This is the best I can do for you and your tribe. I wish you the best of luck. I hope someday when this chaos is over, you and I can meet as friends.

Yours Truly, Paul Williams

Entry #5: Horrors of War 1777
So much has happened since you received the letter from your colonial colleague that you never had a chance to respond. Finally, during the long, bitter winter of 1777, you have a chance to post a note to your colonial friend. Hopefully, he or she is still alive. Think about all that has happened since 1777: the Declaration of Independence, several major battles, civil war, worthless colonial money, British and colonial troops taking food and supplies from farmers, looters taking advantage of the situation. You have a lot to share. Take time to reconnect with your colonial partner and send a letter of **200-300 words** in length where you respond to his/her letter and let them know how you are doing now. Due next class 10/6 (E) or 10/7 (G).

Dear Paul Williams,

I hope you are well, friend. I must tell you straight now. Our tribe is fighting with the British against the Americans. But you knew from my last letter that I was never fond of the American settlers. Williams, you are a rare exception. You are a friend of the people whom I call my enemies, enemies that I would gladly kill in a heartbeat. Since the last time I spoke with you, there has been blood shed everywhere in our tribe. My uncle Buckongahelas had a son who was called Mohangeon that was mortally wounded by a gunshot in a frontier battle. A Virginian named Captain White shot him back in 1773. When I heard news of the incident, I began to look upon the Americans as inhumane men. I could and can no longer give the least respect for these American colonists.

Buckongahelas didn't exactly react to our worsening situation at first. It was not until his son was shot by White that he started this anti-American crusade. He vowed he would kill White and I did not stop him. Revenge was something I had sought for a long time. However, we have still yet to find White. We continued fighting in small skirmishes along the frontier. We've lost about a three quarters of our warriors and I noticed that we were on the losing side of this war, so I advised him that the American victory would only worsen our situation. We had to find refuge somewhere. In fact, I advised him that we should move to the Ohio Country--where the white settlers have not reached. I heard that there were plenty resources there and he agreed with me. I remember presenting this news to the Lenape tribe and they were incredibly disheartened. But they knew that this was the only solution to save us and allow us to have a chance to prosper. So that is exactly what we did. We moved to the Ohio Country and became friends with the Shawnee. Although we have different languages, I can tell that our cultures will assimilate soon, although it may not be for the best.

So ever since the American revolution, we have resided in the Ohio Country making the best of what we can. Our tribe has adopted a few refugees. Their entire tribes were wiped off the map. Some of the refugees have mutilated bodies with missing appendages and such. I find this shocking but I am trying to accomodate their needs as best as I can. But everytime I see them, I become furious as to what these Americans did to us.

Welchos

Entry #6: What next? 1783
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