Iroquois : people of the longhouse

Título
Iroquois : people of the longhouse

Michael, Johnson

Resumen
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
2013

Descripción física
160 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 29 cm.

Contenido
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
Six Nations.

Término de la materia
Haudenosaunee -- Social life and customs.
 
Haudenosaunee -- History.

Síntesis
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
9781770852181

Información de publicación
Buffalo, N.Y. : Firefly Books, 2013.


BibliotecaSignatura topográficaTipo de materialCódigo de barras del documentoEstado
Edmonton Christian West970.004 JOHBook38515000385065Non-Fiction