Iroquois : people of the longhouse
Title:
Iroquois : people of the longhouse
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Summary:
Explores the history of the Iroquois, the movement of these Native Americans and constriction onto smaller and smaller reservations, and the situation of the approximately 50,000 people of Iroquois descent still living on or near reservations in the United States and Canada.
Year Published:
2013
Physical Description:
160 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Contents:
Introduction: The Origins of the Iroquois Confederacy -- The Six Nations -- 1. History: 1500-1750 -- The French and Indian War 1754-1760 -- New wars in the northwest -- The American Revolution and the aftermath -- Disintegration, reformation, and perseverance: 1783 to the present -- Iroquois in the west -- 2. Culture: Iroquois social and political organization -- Warfare -- Food and flora -- Religion and rituals -- 3. Material culture: Introduction -- Woodsplint Baskets -- Longhouses -- Dress -- Wampum -- Masks -- Decorative art -- Iroquois beadwork of the 19th century -- 4. People: Important non-Indians in Iroquois (Six Nations) history -- 5. Gazetteer -- Appendices: Common present-day Iroquois surnames -- Iroquois reserves, Rrservations, and populations.
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ISBN:
9781770852181
Publisher:
Buffalo, N.Y. : Firefly Books, 2013.
