It's 1763, we are witnessing an attack by Native Americans on Fort Vanengo, a British

fort in Western Pennsylvania, one of a series of attacks by Native Americans on British

forts and settlements in the Great Lakes region.

Fighters from a tribe of Seneca people overwhelm the British soldiers guarding Fort Vanango.

Take the fort's commander captive and force him to write a letter naming the

Indians grievances against the British crown.

These attacks are collectively known as Pontiac's rebellion, named after the Native American

War Chief who led the fight over the course of three years.

Native peoples from many disparate groups fought the British occupation of their territory after the British

won it from the French in the French and Indian War.

The British expansion began an era of hostility, an increase in settlements and military presence.

Pontiac's rebellion forced the British to re-examine their policies toward Native Americans.

The Royal Proclamation of 1763 forbid any settlements west of the Appalachian Mountains.

This so discontent among those who felt the crown was denying their right to expand into

territories seated to the British as a result of the French and Indian War,

a sentiment that contributed to the podcast.

The popular study of American history has, for so many years,

largely excluded Native American history as an autonomous narrative,

distinct from European colonization

and settlement that whole story. But in recent decades this has finally begun to

change and in no small part thanks to the writings and teachings of Dr. Ned Blackhawk,

who is my guest today to discuss Pontiacs Rebellion. Ned is a professor of history and American

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