But this is no history of the French & Indian War.  These events unfolded on May 13, 1974. The so-called militants were Mohawk Warriors.  The most amazing thing about this is that at first, New York state under then-Gov. Malcolm Wilson responded by doing nothing.

That changed when the shooting started.

This little-known episode in New York State History is unpacked in a new book titled, "This Land is My Land: An Insider's Account of the 1974 Attempt to Reclaim New York State." It's written by Lou Grumet and John Caher.  

Grumet is the insider. He was the state's lead envoy in negotiating with the Mohawk following what became known as the Moss Lake invasion. He spoke with Capital Tonight about the negotiations that he led at the behest of then-Secretary of State Mario Cuomo.

"What they really wanted was land," Grumet recalled. "They wanted to be left alone and they wanted to stop seeing the drug abuse and the suicide rate that they'd seen on the reservation."