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Book Studies on Iroquoian Culture

Download or read book Studies on Iroquoian Culture written by Nancy Bonvillain and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Iroquois

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  • Author : Frank Gouldsmith Speck
  • Publisher : Bloomfield Hills, Mich. : Cranbrook Institute of Science
  • Release : 1955
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 106 pages

Download or read book The Iroquois written by Frank Gouldsmith Speck and published by Bloomfield Hills, Mich. : Cranbrook Institute of Science. This book was released on 1955 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally prepared as background material for interpreting exhibits at the Cranbrook Institute of Science and illustrated with objects from the Institute's collections, this book is a nontechnical discussion of the social and economic organization, mode of life, arts and crafts, and ceremonial properties of the Iroquois Indian Nation.

Book Extending the Rafters

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  • Author : Michael K. Foster
  • Publisher : State University of New York Press
  • Release : 1984-06-30
  • ISBN : 1438403089
  • Pages : 447 pages

Download or read book Extending the Rafters written by Michael K. Foster and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 1984-06-30 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To the Iroquois, "extending the rafters" meant adding onto the longhouse, both in the literal sense of making room for new families and in the figurative sense of adding adopted individuals or tribes to the League of Five Nations. Similarly, this book extends Iroquois studies. The distinguished contributors represent such diverse areas of anthropology as ethnology, ethnohistory, and archaeology. They address issues that cut across disciplinary lines, making this book a significant, state-of-the-art survey. The topics explored revolve around the influence, contributions, field work, and teachings of anthropologist William N. Fenton, a founder of the discipline of ethnohistory. The essays run the gamut from prehistory to contemporary political issues, from individuals to women and nations, and from language to ritual.

Book The History and Culture of Iroquois Diplomacy

Download or read book The History and Culture of Iroquois Diplomacy written by Francis Jennings and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 1995-06-01 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Iroquois treaty-making has had enormous significance in American history, even to the present day. But until now, we have not had a comprehensive collection of treaty documents and systematic study of the Iroquois treaty procedure. This book brings the research of negotiations carried on by the Dutch, English, French, and Americans with the Iroquois to a new level of sophistication. Since September 1978, the D'Arcy McNickle Center for the History of the American at Chicago's Newberry Library has directed a project funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities to compile and publish a documentary history of the Iroquois. The results of this undertaking are: (1) a comprehensive microform corpus of Iroquois treaties and related documents, (2) a printed calendar and index to the treaties, and (3) this reference guide to the treaties and their meanings. In addition to summary essays by Francis Jennings on history and background, William N. Fenton on Culture, Mary A. Drake on structure, Robert J. Surtees on Canada, and Michael K. Foster on linguistics, the editors have included a sample treaty with analytical commentary. They have drawn together a list of participants in Iroquois treaties, figures of speech in political rhetoric, a gazetteer of place names and their modern equivalents, maps of areas important to treaty-making, a descriptive treaty calendar listing negotiations involving Iroquois Indians 1613-1913, and a select bibliography. This books makes the rich array of treaty documents accessible to the informed lay reader. Its publication is a landmark in Iroquois studies." -- Publisher's description

Book Symposium on Cherokee and Iroquois Culture  Classic Reprint

Download or read book Symposium on Cherokee and Iroquois Culture Classic Reprint written by William N. Fenton and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-08 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Symposium on Cherokee and Iroquois Culture This symposium is a link in a long chain Of public and scholarly concern and effort which stretches back to the Colonial period of American history during which both the Cherokee and Iroquois cultures figured prominently. Scholarly interest has been continuous since the early work Of Lewis H. Morgan among the Iroquois and James Mooney among the Cherokee. In more recent times, sustained interest in Iroquoian problems has received stimulation and support in the Conference on Iroquois Research, which met annually after 1945 at Red House, n.y., under the leadership Of William N. Fenton. The Proceedings Of the first four Red House conferences are refer enced in a footnote to a published symposium, which was held in New York City in November 1949 during the annual meetings of the American Anthropological Association (fenton, cd., 1951, p. By 1950, the conferences, having returned to Red House, were beginning to produce the results Of substantive research in several disciplines. In paired articles, called Iroquois Anthropology at the Mid-century, Fenton wrote up history, ethnology, and linguistics; and Witthoft reviewed archeology at the sixth conference (fenton, 1951 a; Witthoft, The seventh and eighth conferences held at Red House in 1951 and 1952 were noticed in Science (fenton, 1951 b; Wallace, By now the group had returned to general sessions on a single theme stability and change in culture history, which the following year prompted ethnohistory, with a trend noticeable toward more formal papers on methodological problems. The conference did not convene at Red House in 1954 or 1955, but at the Detroit meetings Of the American Anthropological Association, a group interested in the field met for lunch to formulate a program for regional studies involving American and Canadian scholars and institutions. A memorandum circulated after this meeting provided the basis for a conference which was called by the New York State Education Department and held at the New York State Museum in March 1955. A direct outcome Of this conference was a proposal for a regional ethnohistorical study on cultural conservatism among the Iroquois, which failed to find foundation support. The focus of this proposal was the developing field of ethnohistory; the theoretical problem was the study of conservatism. This petition said in part. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book Iroquois Culture History in the Niagara Frontier Area of New York State

Download or read book Iroquois Culture History in the Niagara Frontier Area of New York State written by Marian E. White and published by U OF M MUSEUM ANTHRO ARCHAEOLOGY. This book was released on 1961-01-01 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Rural Indigenousness

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  • Author : Melissa Otis
  • Publisher : Syracuse University Press
  • Release : 2018-12-20
  • ISBN : 0815654537
  • Pages : 398 pages

Download or read book Rural Indigenousness written by Melissa Otis and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 2018-12-20 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Adirondacks have been an Indigenous homeland for millennia, and the presence of Native people in the region was obvious but not well documented by Europeans, who did not venture into the interior between the seventeenth and early nineteenth centuries. Yet, by the late nineteenth century, historians had scarcely any record of their long-lasting and vibrant existence in the area. With Rural Indigenousness, Otis shines a light on the rich history of Algonquian and Iroquoian people, offering the first comprehensive study of the relationship between Native Americans and the Adirondacks. While Otis focuses on the nineteenth century, she extends her analysis to periods before and after this era, revealing both the continuity and change that characterize the relationship over time. Otis argues that the landscape was much more than a mere hunting ground for Native residents; rather, it a "location of exchange," a space of interaction where the land was woven into the fabric of their lives as an essential source of refuge and survival. Drawing upon archival research, material culture, and oral histories, Otis examines the nature of Indigenous populations living in predominantly Euroamerican communities to identify the ways in which some maintained their distinct identity while also making selective adaptations exemplifying the concept of "survivance." In doing so, Rural Indigenousness develops a new conversation in the field of Native American studies that expands our understanding of urban and rural indigeneity.

Book Iroquois Culture History  and Prehistory

Download or read book Iroquois Culture History and Prehistory written by and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Iroquoian Women

Download or read book Iroquoian Women written by Barbara Alice Mann and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2000 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Iroquoian Women: The Gantowisas provides a thorough, organized look at the social, political, economic, and religious roles of women among the Iroquois, explaining their fit with the larger culture. Gantowisas means more than simply «woman» - gantowisas is «woman acting in her official capacity» as fire-keeping woman, faith-keeping woman, gift-giving woman; leader, counselor, judge; Mother of the People. This is the light in which the reader will find her in Iroquoian Women. Barbara Alice Mann draws upon worthy sources, be they early or modern, oral or written, to present a Native American point of view that insists upon accuracy, not only in raw reporting, but also in analysis. Iroquoian Women is the first book-length study to regard Iroquoian women as central and indispensable to Iroquoian studies.

Book The People and Culture of the Iroquois

Download or read book The People and Culture of the Iroquois written by Cassie M. Lawton and published by Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2016-07-15 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Native American history, the Iroquois have earned their place as one of the most democratic alliances with some of the most formidable warriors. United by a language and a desire to improve their lifestyles, the Iroquois Nations helped shape United States history. This book details the story of the Five, and later Six, Iroquois Nations—the Cayuga, the Seneca, the Onondaga, the Oneida, the Mohawk, and the Tuscarora: who they were, how the Iroquois Confederacy was formed, and the struggles the Iroquois faced with the arrival of European settlers. Likewise, it describes what these tribes are like today and what new experiences they face in modern society.

Book Iroquoia

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  • Author : William Engelbrecht
  • Publisher : Syracuse University Press
  • Release : 2005-09-23
  • ISBN : 9780815630609
  • Pages : 252 pages

Download or read book Iroquoia written by William Engelbrecht and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 2005-09-23 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a book that spans the Iroquoian culture from its ancient roots to its survival in the modern world, William Engelbrecht maintains that two themes pervade this development: warfare and spirituality. An investigation of oral tradition, archaeology, and historical records provides new insight into this now largely vanished world known as Iroquoia. Engelbrecht covers a wide geographic range, exploring regional and temporal differences in material culture and subsistence patterns. He finds change over time in the distribution and size of communities and in response to environmental demographic, and social factors. In addition, he furthers the controversial debate that "arrow sacrifice" and other beliefs spread from Mesoamerica with the dispersal of maize and horticulture. Although scholars have suggested that palisaded hilltop Iroquoian villages were constructed with an eye for defense, this book is unique in showing that the longhouse—known mainly as a community forum and spiritual place—may also have served as a defense structure. Throughout this work, which will become the new standard text to which scholars will refer, Engelbrecht reminds us that the the study of the Iroquoian people continues to enrich and inform the modern world.

Book Archaeology of the Iroquois

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  • Author : Jordan E. Kerber
  • Publisher : Syracuse University Press
  • Release : 2007-07-19
  • ISBN : 9780815631392
  • Pages : 616 pages

Download or read book Archaeology of the Iroquois written by Jordan E. Kerber and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 2007-07-19 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This timely volume offers a compilation of twenty-four articles covering a wide spectrum of topics in Iroquoian archaeology. Culled from leading publications, the pieces collectively represent the current state of knowledge and research in the field. A comprehensive research bibliography with more than 500 entries will be a key resource for specialists and non-specialists alike. Both text and bibliography are structured in five sections: Origins; Precolumbian Dynamics; Postcolumbian Dynamics; Material Culture Studies; and Contemporary Iroquois Perspectives, Repatriation, and Collaborative Archaeology. Along with seminal essays by major figures in regional archaeology, the book includes responses by Haudenosaunee writers to the political context of contemporary archaeological work. This collection will prove indispensable to scholars in all areas of Iroquois studies, students and teachers of Iroquoian archaeology, and professional and avocational archaeologists in the United States and Canada.

Book Nation Iroquoise

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  • Author : Josä Ant¢nio Brand?o
  • Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
  • Release : 2003-01-01
  • ISBN : 9780803213234
  • Pages : 186 pages

Download or read book Nation Iroquoise written by Josä Ant¢nio Brand?o and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nation Iroquoise presents an intriguing mystery. Found in the Bibliotheque Mazarine in Paris and in the National Archives of Canada in Ottawa, the unsigned and undated manuscript Nation Iroquoise is an absorbing and informative eyewitness account of the daily life and societal structure of the Oneida Iroquois in the seventeenth century. ø The Nation Iroquoise manuscript is arguably one of the earliest known comprehensive descriptions of an Iroquois group. Rich in ethnographic detail, the work is replete with valuable information about the traditional Oneidas: the role of women in tribal councils; mortuary customs; religious beliefs and rituals; warfare; the function of the clan system in tribal governance; the impact of alcohol; and the topography, flora, and fauna of the Oneida territory. It also offers important information about the famed Iroquois Confederacy during the 1600s. ø Drawing on multiple strands of evidence and following a trail of clues within the Nation Iroquoise manuscript and elsewhere, Josä Ant¢nio Brand?o presents the results of a fascinating and convincing piece of detective work. He explains who might have written the manuscript as well as its contribution to our understanding of the Iroquois and their culture. ø The book includes the original French transcription and its English translation. Brand?o also provides an illuminating overview of Iroquois culture and of Iroquois-French relations during the period in which the Nation Iroquoise manuscript was likely written.

Book The Iroquois

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  • Author : Frank Gouldsmith Speck
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1982
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 94 pages

Download or read book The Iroquois written by Frank Gouldsmith Speck and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Iroquois

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  • Author : Frank Gouldsmith Speck
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1960
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : pages

Download or read book The Iroquois written by Frank Gouldsmith Speck and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Onondaga Iroquois Prehistory

Download or read book Onondaga Iroquois Prehistory written by James A. Tuck and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 1990-09-01 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book opens with a brief historical outline of Onondaga culture and a sketch of the major developments in Iroquois prehistory. Each site is described, with a short account of its discovery, location in relation to other sites and natural features, testing and excavations, and artifacts. The site descriptions are arranged in chronological “phases”— Castle Creek, Oak Hill, Chance, and Garoga—based upon William A. Ritchie’s classification. In the last chapter, Professor Tuck summaries his wealth of data and interprets the origin and development of Onondaga culture in view of his archaeological findings, which also make us of radiocarbon dating techniques. The illustrations are an essential part of the book. Forty-four plates show arrowpoints, ceramic sherds, post molds revealing outlines of longhouses, cooking pits, occasional human burials, smoking pipes, and much more. Eight figures provide maps of sites, specific details of excavations, and a chronological sequence of Onondaga villages. Twenty-one tales give the frequencies and percentages of smoking pipe varieties, faunal remains, ceramic types, and other items discovered in the field work. An appendix includes techniques of ceramic analysis and many line drawings of ceramic varieties.

Book Notes on the Iroquois

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  • Author : Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
  • Publisher : Good Press
  • Release : 2023-10-12
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 226 pages

Download or read book Notes on the Iroquois written by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-10-12 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Notes on the Iroquois" by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft is a valuable resource for those interested in Native American history and culture. Schoolcraft's notes offer a comprehensive overview of the Iroquois people, their customs, and their way of life. This book provides a scholarly perspective on the subject and serves as a reference for those studying Indigenous cultures and traditions.