Iroquois : people of the longhouse
Título
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Iroquois : people of the longhouse
Michael, Johnson
Resumen
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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.
Fecha de publicación como intervalo
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2013
Descripción física
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160 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Contenido
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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.
Materia corporativa
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Six Nations.
Término de la materia
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Haudenosaunee -- Social life and customs.
Haudenosaunee -- History.
Síntesis
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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.
ISBN
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9781770852181
Información de publicación
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Buffalo, N.Y. : Firefly Books, 2013.
| Biblioteca | Signatura topográfica | Tipo de material | Código de barras del documento | Estado |
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| Edmonton Christian West | 970.004 JOH | Book | 38515000385065 | Non-Fiction |