The Great Law And The Longhouse

Author : William Nelson Fenton
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 816 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : 0806130032

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The Great Law and the Longhouse by William Nelson Fenton Pdf

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.

Author : Kayanesenh Paul Williams
Publisher : Univ. of Manitoba Press
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-26
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780887555541

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Kayanerenkó:wa by Kayanesenh Paul Williams Pdf

Several centuries ago, the five nations that would become the Haudenosaunee — Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca — were locked in generations-long cycles of bloodshed. When they established Kayanerenkó:wa, the Great Law of Peace, they not only resolved intractable coinflicts, but also shaped a system of law and government that would maintain peace for generations to come. This law remains in place today in Haudenosaunee communities: an Indigenous legal system, distinctive, complex, and principled. It is not only a survivor, but a viable alternative to Euro-American systems of law. With its emphasis on lasting relationships, respect for the natural world, building consensus, and on making and maintaining peace, it stands in contrast to legal systems based on property, resource exploitation, and majority rule. Although Kayanerenkó:wa has been studied by anthropologists, linguists, and historians, it has not been the subject of legal scholarship. There are few texts to which judges, lawyers, researchers, or academics may refer for any understanding of specific Indigenous legal systems. Following the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and a growing emphasis on reconciliation, Indigenous legal systems are increasingly relevant to the evolution of law and society. In Kayanerenkó:wa Great Law of Peace Kayanesenh Paul Williams, counsel to Indigenous nations for forty years, with a law practice based in the Grand River Territory of the Six Nations, brings the sum of his experience and expertise to this analysis of Kayanerenkó:wa as a living, principled legal system. In doing so, he puts a powerful tool in the hands of Indigenous and settler communities.

Author : Michael Johnson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1770852182

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Iroquois by Michael Johnson Pdf

An authoritative illustrated study of the People of the Longhouse. In this handsome book, Michael G. Johnson, the author of the award-winning Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes and its companion, Arts and Crafts of the North American Tribes, looks at the people of the Iroquois Confederacy. The tribes were the Mohawk, Oneida, Cayuga, Onondaga, Seneca, and -- admitted into the Iroquois as a sixth nation by 1722 -- the Tuscarora. Iroquois: People of the Longhouse details their story up to the present day, when perhaps 50,000 people of Iroquois descent still live on, or near, their reserves in Canada and the U.S., with that many again living in cities. Rich with archival, contemporary and modern photographs, maps and illustrations, Iroquois: People of the Longhouse contains certainty: The Origins of the Iroquois Confederacy The Six Nations and Incorporated Tribes History 1500-1750 The French and Indian War 1754-1766 New Wars in the Old Northwest The American Revolution and the Aftermath Disintegration, Reformation and Perseverance 1783 to the Present Iroquois in the West Iroquois Social & Political Warfare Food and Flora Religion and Rituals Material Culture: Longhouses, Dress, Wampum, Masks, Decorative Art, Beadwork Important People in Six Nations History. An Iroquois gazetteer, bibliography and list of Iroquois reserves and reservations and their populations complete this authoritative reference.

Author : Deganawide
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Iroquois Indians
ISBN : OCLC:2064116

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The Great Law of Peace of the Longhouse People by Deganawide Pdf

Author : Susan M. Hill
Publisher : Univ. of Manitoba Press
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2017-04-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780887554582

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The Clay We Are Made Of by Susan M. Hill Pdf

If one seeks to understand Haudenosaunee (Six Nations) history, one must consider the history of Haudenosaunee land. For countless generations prior to European contact, land and territory informed Haudenosaunee thought and philosophy, and was a primary determinant of Haudenosaunee identity. In The Clay We Are Made Of, Susan M. Hill presents a revolutionary retelling of the history of the Grand River Haudenosaunee from their Creation Story through European contact to contemporary land claims negotiations. She incorporates Indigenous theory, Fourth world post-colonialism, and Amerindian autohistory, along with Haudenosaunee languages, oral records, and wampum strings to provide the most comprehensive account of the Haudenosaunee’s relationship to their land. Hill outlines the basic principles and historical knowledge contained within four key epics passed down through Haudenosaunee cultural history. She highlights the political role of women in land negotiations and dispels their misrepresentation in the scholarly canon. She guides the reader through treaty relationships with Dutch, French, and British settler nations, including the Kaswentha/Two-Row Wampum (the precursor to all future Haudenosaunee-European treaties), the Covenant Chain, the Nanfan Treaty, and the Haldimand Proclamation, and concludes with a discussion of the current problematic relationships between the Grand River Haudenosaunee, the Crown, and the Canadian government.

Author : Robbie Robertson
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2015-09-08
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781613128480

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Hiawatha and the Peacemaker by Robbie Robertson Pdf

Born of Mohawk and Cayuga descent, musical icon Robbie Robertson learned the story of Hiawatha and his spiritual guide, the Peacemaker, as part of the Iroquois oral tradition. Now he shares the same gift of storytelling with a new generation. Hiawatha was a strong and articulate Mohawk who was chosen to translate the Peacemaker’s message of unity for the five warring Iroquois nations during the 14th century. This message not only succeeded in uniting the tribes but also forever changed how the Iroquois governed themselves—a blueprint for democracy that would later inspire the authors of the U.S. Constitution. Caldecott Honor–winning illustrator David Shannon brings the journey of Hiawatha and the Peacemaker to life with arresting oil paintings. Together, the team of Robertson and Shannon has crafted a new children’s classic that will both educate and inspire readers of all ages. Includes a CD featuring an original song written and performed by Robbie Robertson.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Iriqouis Indians
ISBN : 0962517577

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Kaianerekowa Hotinonsionne by Anonim Pdf

Original Five Nations League were the Mohawk, the Oneida, the Onondaga, the Cayuga, and the Seneca (Indians, Aboriginal or Native peoples]. With the addition of the Tuscarora the Six Nations Confederacy was established.

Author : Brian Rice
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Iroquois Indians
ISBN : 9780815652274

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The Rotinonshonni by Brian Rice Pdf

"In this book, Rice offers a comprehensive history based on the oral traditions of the Rotinonshonni Longhouse People, also known as the Iroquois. Drawing upon J.N.B. Hewitt's translation and the oral presentations of Cayuga Elder Jacob Thomas, Rice records the Iroquois creation story, the origin of Iroquois clans, the Great Law of Peace, the European invasion, and the life of Handsome Lake. As a participant in a 700-mile walk following the story of the Peacemaker who confederated the original five warring nations that became the Rotinonshonni, Rice traces the historic sites located in what are now known as the Mississippi River Valley, Upstate New York, southern Quebec, and Ontario. The Rotinonshonni creates from oral traditions a history that informs the reader about events that happened in the past and how those events have shaped and are still shaping Rotinonshonni society today."--Publisher's website.

Author : Jacob E. Thomas,Terry Boyle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Indian mythology
ISBN : 0773756590

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Teachings from the Longhouse by Jacob E. Thomas,Terry Boyle Pdf

Handsome Lake was born in the Seneca village of Ganawagas on the Genesee River in 1735. Recovering from alcohol-induced illness, he created a code to strengthen his people against the effects of white society. The code helped unify the Iroquoian community during the American War of Independence. Now, two centuries later, the issues of native self-government and a renewed pride in native traditions are creating new interest in the code, available in English only in this edition. Book jacket.

Author : Ethan A.. Schmidt
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780313359323

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Native Americans in the American Revolution by Ethan A.. Schmidt Pdf

This valuable book provides a succinct, readable account of an oft-neglected topic in the historiography of the American Revolution: the role of Native Americans in the Revolution's outbreak, progress, and conclusion. There has not been an all-encompassing narrative of the Native American experience during the American Revolutionary War period—until now. Native Americans in the American Revolution: How the War Divided, Devastated, and Transformed the Early American Indian World fills that gap in the literature, provides full coverage of the Revolution's effects on Native Americans, and details how Native Americans were critical to the Revolution's outbreak, its progress, and its conclusion. The work covers the experiences of specific Native American groups such as the Abenaki, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, Delaware, Iroquois, Seminole, and Shawnee peoples with information presented by chronological period and geographic area. The first part of the book examines the effects of the Imperial Crisis of the 1760s and early 1770s on Native peoples in the Northern colonies, Southern colonies, and Ohio Valley respectively. The second section focuses on the effects of the Revolutionary War itself on these three regions during the years of ongoing conflict, and the final section concentrates on the postwar years.

Author : W. Michael Gear,Kathleen O'Neal Gear
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2012-10-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781466815476

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People of the Black Sun by W. Michael Gear,Kathleen O'Neal Gear Pdf

A novel of North America's Forgotten Past The epic tale that began in The People of the Longhouse draws to a close in People of the Black Sun, the final installation of the Iroquois quartet by award-winning archaeologists and New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors Kathleen O'Neal Gear and W. Michael Gear. The darkness that Dekanawida has envisioned is drawing closer, and the warring Iroquois nations have refused to listen to his message of peace and compassion. Consumed by madness, Chief Atotarho is determined to subjugate all five nations—beginning with Dekanawida's own people, the Standing Stone nation. All who stand in his way will be destroyed. It is on the field of battle that Dekanawida is given his first real advantage in his quest for peace. A great storm appears to answer his call, scattering Atotarho's forces when they are on the verge of annihilating the Standing Stone People. Now elevated to the status of Prophet, Dekanawida must call on the aid of old friends Baji and Hiyawento to convince the hostile neighboring clans that the destruction of one nation will mean the end of them all. Can their mission of peace succeed in time to save everyone that they love, or will their world be consumed by darkness? At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Arthur Caswell Parker
Publisher : Ohsweken, Ont. : Iroqrafts
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Indian mythology
ISBN : UOM:39015043122103

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The Constitution of the Five Nations, Or, The Iroquois Book of the Great Law by Arthur Caswell Parker Pdf

"The Constitution of the Five Nations or The Iroquois Book of the Great Law is a reprint of Arthur C. Parker's monograph published as New York State Museum Bulletin no. 184 in 1916. This text includes two English translations of the Iroquois Great Law. Parker collected the first manuscript from Seth Newhouse, a Mohawk from Six Nations of the Grand River, who prepared the story of the founding of the Great Law of Peace. Newhouse attempted to have the Six Nations Chiefs approve of his version of the Great Law but they refused."--Pub. desc.

Author : Diane Hoyt-Goldsmith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Indians of North America
ISBN : UOM:49015002468636

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Lacrosse by Diane Hoyt-Goldsmith Pdf

Describes the sport of lacrosse, its origins, and connections to the Iroquois, or Haudenosaunee, peoples.

Author : Mary Englar
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 49 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2016-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781515738732

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The Iroquois: The Six Nations Confederacy by Mary Englar Pdf

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

Author : Joseph Bruchac
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1998-08-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780140385045

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Children of the Longhouse by Joseph Bruchac Pdf

When Ohkwa'ri overhears a group of older boys planning a raid on a neighboring village, he immediately tells his Mohawk elders. He has done the right thing—but he has also made enemies. Grabber and his friends will do anything they can to hurt him, especially during the village-wide game of Tekwaarathon (lacrosse). Ohkwa'ri believes in the path of peace, but can peaceful ways work against Grabber's wrath? "An exciting story that also offers an in-depth look at Native American life centuries ago." —Kirkus Reviews