The Iroquois

by Barbara Graymont

An agricultural and matrilineal (the women owned all property and determined kinship) society, the Iroquois Confederacy was made up of six nations-the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, and Tuscarora.

The Iroquois

Author: Barbara Graymont

Publisher: Infobase Publishing

ISBN: 1438103735

Page: 144

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An agricultural and matrilineal (the women owned all property and determined kinship) society, the Iroquois Confederacy was made up of six nations--Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, and Tuscarora.

Encyclopedia of the Haudenosaunee Iroquois Confederacy

by Bruce Elliott Johansen

A comprehensive reference work on the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois Confederacy), containing over 200 entries covering history, present-day issues such as gambling, pollution, and taxation, and contributions which this important confederacy made ...

Encyclopedia of the Haudenosaunee Iroquois Confederacy

Author: Bruce Elliott Johansen

Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group

ISBN: 9780313308802

Page: 366

View: 249

A comprehensive reference work on the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois Confederacy), containing over 200 entries covering history, present-day issues such as gambling, pollution, and taxation, and contributions which this important confederacy made to shape general North American culture.

The Iroquois

by Mary Englar

Looks at the customs, family life, history, government, culture, and daily life of the Iroquois nations of New York and Ontario.

The Iroquois

Author: Mary Englar

Publisher: Capstone

ISBN: 9780736813532

Page: 48

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Looks at the customs, family life, history, government, culture, and daily life of the Iroquois nations of New York and Ontario.

Unconquered

by Daniel P. Barr

The only overview of Iroquois warfare to cover the entire colonial period, this study explores all major conflicts with an emphasis on how and why the Iroquois fought and the diverse effects of war upon their society.

Unconquered

Author: Daniel P. Barr

Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group

ISBN: 9780275984663

Page: 193

View: 227

The only overview of Iroquois warfare to cover the entire colonial period, this study explores all major conflicts with an emphasis on how and why the Iroquois fought and the diverse effects of war upon their society.

Legends of the Iroquois

by Tehanetorens

Shows the history and culture of the Iroquois through the ancient script of pictographs.

Legends of the Iroquois

Author: Tehanetorens

Publisher: Sumertown, Tenn. : Book Publishing Company

ISBN: 9781570670565

Page: 111

View: 113

Here ancient stories are presented in pictographs with English translations. These legends carry us deep into an ancient culture and teach basic lessons about what it means to be a human being. Children are especially fascinated by the pictographs.

Iroquois on Fire

by Douglas M. George-Kanentiio

Iroquois activism, sovereignty, and economic pursuits give tribes a dynamic relationship with and influence over the state of New York.

Iroquois on Fire

Author: Douglas M. George-Kanentiio

Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group

ISBN: 9780275983840

Page: 153

View: 261

Iroquois activism, sovereignty, and economic pursuits give tribes a dynamic relationship with and influence over the state of New York.

The Iroquois

by Rachel A. Koestler-Grack

Discusses the Iroquois Indians, focusing on their tradition of building longhouses. Includes a recipe for maple candy and instructions for making a braided raffia wristband.

The Iroquois

Author: Rachel A. Koestler-Grack

Publisher: Capstone

ISBN: 9780736815369

Page: 32

View: 963

Discusses the Iroquois Indians, focusing on their tradition of building longhouses. Includes a recipe for maple candy and instructions for making a braided raffia wristband.

The Iroquois

by Evelyn Wolfson

Presents the history and culture of the Iroquois, from their earliest years on the North American continent to the present day.

The Iroquois

Author: Evelyn Wolfson

Publisher: Brookfield, Conn. : Millbrook Press

ISBN: 9781562940768

Page: 64

View: 699

Presents the history and culture of the Iroquois, from their earliest years on the North American continent to the present day.

The Great Law and the Longhouse

by William Nelson Fenton

Fenton verifies historical accounts from his own long experience of Iroquois society, so that his political ethnography extends into the twentieth century as he considers in detail the relationship between customs and events.

The Great Law and the Longhouse

Author: William Nelson Fenton

Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press

ISBN: 9780806130033

Page: 786

View: 421

The Great Law, a living tradition among the conservative Iroquois, is sustained by celebrating the condolence ceremony when they mourn a dead chief and install his successor for life on good behavior. This ritual act, reaching back to the dawn of history, maintains the League of the Iroquois, the legendary form of government that gave way over time to the Iroquois Confederacy. Fenton verifies historical accounts from his own long experience of Iroquois society, so that his political ethnography extends into the twentieth century as he considers in detail the relationship between customs and events. His main argument is the remarkable continuity of Iroquois political tradition in the face of military defeat, depopulation, territorial loss, and acculturation to European technology.

The Iroquois in the Civil War

by Laurence M. Hauptman

This ground-breaking book by one of the foremost Iroquois historians significantly adds to our understanding of this subject by providing the first intimate look at the Iroquois' involvement in the American Civil War and its devastating ...

The Iroquois in the Civil War

Author: Laurence M. Hauptman

Publisher: Syracuse University Press

ISBN: 9780815602729

Page: 224

View: 870

"When General Lee entered the room at the Appomattox Courthouse, where the terms of surrender were to be signed, he was startled by the presence of a Native American, Ely S. Parker, who was General Grant's military secretary and the man who would transcribe the historic document. Parker was almost certainly the most prominent Iroquois to serve with the Union Army, but in fact there were hundreds more who were directly involved in the Civil War itself and thousands back home who were adversely affected by its course. This is their story. Despite the perennial interest in the American Civil War, historians have not examined sufficiently how Native American communities were affected by this watershed event in U.S. history. This ground-breaking book by one of the foremost Iroquois historians significantly adds to our understanding of this subject by providing the first intimate look at the Iroquois' involvement in the American Civil War and its devastating impact on Iroquois communities"--Jacket.

Beyond the Covenant Chain

by Daniel K. Richter

Beyond the Covenant Chain

Author: Daniel K. Richter

Publisher: Penn State Press

ISBN: 9780271045412

Page:

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For centuries the Western view of the Iroquois was clouded by the myth that they were the supermen of the frontier--"the Romans of this Western World," as De Witt Clinton called them in 1811. Only in recent years have scholars come to realize the extent to which Europeans had exaggerated the power of the Iroquois. First published in 1987, Beyond the Covenant Chain was one of the first studies to acknowledge fully that the Iroquois never had an empire. It remains the best study of diplomatic and military relations among Native American groups in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century North America. Published in paperback for the first time, it features a new introduction by Richter and Merrell. Contributors include Douglas W. Boyce, Mary A. Druke-Becker, Richard L. Haan, Francis Jennings, Michael N. McConnell, Theda Perdue, and Neal Salisbury.

The Iroquois

by Sarah De Capua

IROQUOIS BELIEFS VY . VN , ill raditionally , the Iroquois were very religious . As
is true of most American Indians , the Iroquois believed that all things on Earth
had a spirit . Gods called Creator , Our Grandmother the Moon , and Our Elder ...

The Iroquois

Author: Sarah De Capua

Publisher: Marshall Cavendish

ISBN: 9780761418962

Page: 48

View: 487

"General overview for young readers of the Iroquois people. Covers history, daily life, and beliefs. Contains recipe"--Provided by publisher.

The Iroquois Indians

by Bill Lund

Iroquois and the Settlers In the 1500s , Europeans began arriving . The Iroquois
traded animal furs for European cloth , metal , and guns . They traded with the
Dutch , English , and French . The Revolutionary War ( 1776 - 1783 ) began ...

The Iroquois Indians

Author: Bill Lund

Publisher: Capstone

ISBN: 9780736884426

Page: 24

View: 442

Discusses the Iroquois as a modern group with a unique history and its own special practices and customs.

The Iroquois Struggle for Survival

by Laurence M. Hauptman

Out of these battles came a renewed sense of Iroquois nationalism , one that was
clearly recognized by Edmund Wilson in his work , Apologies to the Iroquois , in
1959 . Wilson maintained that this nationalistic trend was caused by " the ...

The Iroquois Struggle for Survival

Author: Laurence M. Hauptman

Publisher: Syracuse University Press

ISBN: 9780815623502

Page: 340

View: 349

From World War II onward, the Iroquois, one of the largest groups of Native Americans in North America, have confronted a series of crises threatening their continued existence. From the New York-Pennsylvania border, where the Army Corps of Engineers engulfed a vast tract of Seneca homeland with the Kinzua Dam, from the ambition of Robert Moses and the New York State Power Authority to develop the hydroelectric power of the Niagara Frontier (which eroded the land base of the Tuscaroras), from the construction of the Saint Lawrence Seaway (which took land from the Mohawks and still affects their fishing industry), to the present-day battles over the Oneida land claims in New York State and the Onondaga efforts to repatriate their wampum—Laurence Hauptman documents the bitter struggles of proud people to maintain their independence and strength in the modern world. Out of these battles came a renewed sense of Iroquois nationalism and nationwide Iroquois leadership in American Indian politics. Hauptman examines events leading to the emergence of the contemporary Iroquois, concluding with the takeover at Wounded Knee in the winter-spring of 1973 and the Supreme Court's Oneida decision in 1974. His research is based on historical documents, published materials, and interviews and fieldwork in every Iroquois community in the United States and several in Canada.

Parker on the Iroquois

by Arthur C. Parker

Part 2 NOTES ON CERTAIN FOOD PLANTS USED BY THE IROQUOIS XI
BEANS AND BEAN FOODS Beans next to corn were regarded as a favorite food
and quantities are still eaten . The Iroquois have 10 or more varieties of beans
which ...

Parker on the Iroquois

Author: Arthur C. Parker

Publisher: Syracuse University Press

ISBN: 9780815601159

Page: 340

View: 187

A definitive ethnological study of the Iroquois' subsistence, religious traditions, laws, and customs.

Realm of the Iroquois

by Time-Life Books

Provides a history of the Five Nations from the early 16th century through the mid-1800s, and discusses the relationship between these Indians and the French, Dutch, and English Before the Europeans arrived, the five rival Iroquois nations ...

Realm of the Iroquois

Author: Time-Life Books

Publisher: Alexandria, Va. : Time-Life Books

ISBN: 9780809494378

Page: 176

View: 464

Provides a history of the Five Nations from the early 16th century through the mid-1800s, and discusses the relationship between these Indians and the French, Dutch, and English

Iroquoian Women

by Barbara Alice Mann

A specialist in the history and culture of the Iroquois, Mann (U. of Toledo, Ohio) explains that gantowisas means not just a woman, but a woman acting in her official capacity as fire-keeper, faith-keeper, gift-giver, leader, counselor, ...

Iroquoian Women

Author: Barbara Alice Mann

Publisher: Peter Lang

ISBN: 9780820441535

Page: 540

View: 537

A specialist in the history and culture of the Iroquois, Mann (U. of Toledo, Ohio) explains that gantowisas means not just a woman, but a woman acting in her official capacity as fire-keeper, faith-keeper, gift-giver, leader, counselor, judge, and Mother of the People. She draws on early and modern, oral and written sources to present a native American perspective, paying as much attention to the analysis as the facts. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

Wars of the Iroquois

by George T. Hunt

IROQUOIS AND HURONS The Number Of the Iroquois was never very large as
compared with that of any of the tribes they conquered. Morgan, impressed by
their conquests and unfamiliar with historical sources, estimated them at 25,000,
but ...

Wars of the Iroquois

Author: George T. Hunt

Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press

ISBN: 9780299001636

Page: 218

View: 433

Back in print. George T. Hunt’s classic 1940 study of the Iroquois during the middle and late seventeenth century presents warfare as a result of depletion of natural resources in the Iroquois homeland and tribal efforts to assume the role of middlemen in the fur trade between the Indians to the west and the Europeans.