Ordinary Americans in the Revolution Season 1 Episode 17 Molly Brant: Native Power Broker
- September 10, 2021
- 23 min
Molly Brant, a Native Mohawk, was hugely influential on behalf of her people and the cause of Native loyalty to the British war effort. Learn how her marriage to a British diplomat, plus her own extraordinary talents, positioned her to become a military and cultural broker, and how her intelligence work, her role at war councils, and support for Native refugees earned her renown and gratitude.