Abstract
Few American Indian leaders were more engaged in what is now Western Pennsylvania than the Seneca chief Guyasuta. He was known for his leadership on the battlefield during the French & Indian War, and for the 1763 rebellion against British occupation that he incited along with the Ottawa chief Pontiac. However, it was after these conflicts that Guyasuta honed the diplomatic skills for which he became even more widely known. He gained broad respect among both Indians and Europeans through his singular attachment to the Ohio Country and its people, his tireless quest for diplomacy in the region, and his pragmatic approach to missionaries and settlers.
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