Iroquois : people of the longhouse
Titre
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Iroquois : people of the longhouse
Michael, Johnson
Sommaire
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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.
Date de publication comme intervalle
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2013
Description matérielle
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160 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Table des matières
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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.
Vedette-matière - nom collectif
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Six Nations.
Terme de vedette-matière
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Haudenosaunee -- Social life and customs.
Haudenosaunee -- History.
Résumé
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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.
Numéro international normalisé des livres (ISBN)
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9781770852181
Informations de publication
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Buffalo, N.Y. : Firefly Books, 2013.
| Bibliothèque | Numéro de rayon | Type de document | Code à barres du document | Statut |
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| Edmonton Christian West | 970.004 JOH | Book | 38515000385065 | Non-Fiction |