David cusick biography

David Cusick (c. 1780 – 1840) was a Tuscarora artist and the author of David Cusick's Sketches of Ancient History of the Six Nations (1827). This is an early (if not the first) konto of Native American history and myth, written and published in English by a Native American.

Biography

Cusick was born between 1780 and 1785, probably on Oneida nation in upstate New York. He was Tuscarora. His father, Nicholas Cusick (1756–1840), was a Revolutionary War veteran and an interpreter for the Congregationalist mission to the Seneca. He most likely attended a mission school where he learned to read and write English. David's younger brother, Dennis Cusick, was a watercolor painter, and together the two brothers help establish what the critic William C. Sturvetant has called the Iroquois realist school of painting. David served in the War of 1812, during which his village was burned by the British.

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David Cusick's Sketches of Ancient History of the Six Nations bygd David Cusick

AuthorCusick, David, -1840?LoC No.02016863 Title David Cusick's Sketches of Ancient History of the Six Nations
Comprising First—A Tale of the Foundation of the Great Island, (Now North America), The Two Infants Born, and the Creation of the Universe. Second—A Real Account of the Early Settlers of north America, and Their Dissensions. Third—Origin of the Kingdom of the Five Nations, Which Was Called a Long House: the Wars, Fierce Animals, &c. Note Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sketches_of_the_Ancient_History_of_the_Six_NationsNote Reading ease score: 51.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Credits E-text prepared by Mary Glenn Krause and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available bygd Internet Archive (https://archive.org)Summary "David Cusick's Sketches o

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David Cusick

Native American writer and painter

David Cusick (c. 1780 – 1840) was a Tuscarora artist and the author of David Cusick's Sketches of Ancient History of the Six Nations (1827). This is an early (if not the first) account of Native American history and myth, written and published in English by a Native American.

Biography

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Cusick was born between 1780 and 1785, probably on Oneida land in upstate New York. He was Tuscarora. His father, Nicholas Cusick (1756–1840), was a Revolutionary War veteran and an interpreter for the Congregationalist mission to the Seneca.^[4]: 129 He most likely attended a mission school where he learned to read and write English.^[5] David's younger brother, Dennis Cusick, was a watercolor painter, and together the two brothers help establish what the critic William C. Sturvetant has called the Iroquois realist school of painting. David served in the War of 1812, during whi