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On the Iroquois with Code of Handsome Lake and Seneca Prophet and Constitution of the Five Nations
Iroquois Uses of Maize and Other Food Plants
Av Arthur C. Parker, William N. Fenton m. fl.
Häftad, 1981
280 kr
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Fighting Tuscarora
The Autobiography of Chief Clinton Rickard
Av Chief Clinton Rickard, Barbara Graymont
Häftad, 1984
232 kr
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The autobiography of Chief Rickard, who fought for the recognition of his Tuscarora nation throughout his life. He led his people in the Indian resistance to federal policies, and founded the Indian Defense League of America.
Iroquois Land Claims
Av Christopher Vecsey, William A. Starna
Häftad, 1988
218 kr
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The landmark Oneida Supreme Court decisions of 1974 and 1985 testify to the fact that the Iroquois' day in court has finally arrived. Although Indian petitions to regain their shrinking land base have generally caught the non-Indian public by surprise, land rights have been an issue for the …
Mohawk Baronet
A Biography of Sir William Johnson
Häftad, 1990
348 kr
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William Johnson was among the most powerful and romantic figures in early American history. Beginning as an impoverished eighteenth century Irish immigrant, he became the wealthiest and most influentialIndian leader on the North American continent. Married to Molly Brant, sister of the celebrated …
Skunny Wundy
Seneca Indian Tales
Häftad, 1995
216 kr
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Collected here are the timeless Native American fables and legends handed down by noted Seneca anthropologist Arthur C. Parker. Growing up on the Cattaraugus Indian reservation in western New York, Parker knew the importance of the storyteller in Iroquois lives. The Seneca stories of animals, whose …
To Die Game
The Story of the Lowry Band, Indian Guerillas of Reconstruction
Häftad, 1996
225 kr
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The dramatic and exciting story of Indian guerilla warfare against the Confederates during the Civil War. During the Civil War many young Lumbee Indians of North Carolina hid in the swamps to avoid conscription into Confederate labor battalions and carried on a running guerilla war. To Die Game is …
Only Land I Know
A History of the Lumbee Indians
Av Adolph L. Dial, David K. Eliades
Häftad, 1996
225 kr
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This is the standard history of the Lumbee Indian people of southwestern North Carolina, the largest Indian community in population east of the Mississippi. Dial and Eliades trace the history of this group through 1974. Among the subjects covered are the Lumbee during the colonial period and the …
Black Elk's Religion
The Sun Dance and Lakota Catholicism
Av Clyde Holler
Häftad, 1995
218 kr
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Black Elk was one of the greatest religious thinkers produced by native North America, and the Sun Dance the central religious ritual of his Lakota tradition. Beginning with a review of the recent critical work on Black Elk by Paul B. Steinmetz, Julian Rice and Michael K. Steltenkamp, Holler …
In Mohawk Country
Early Narratives of a Native People
Av Dean R. Snow, Charles T. Gehring m. fl.
Häftad, 1996
380 kr
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For centuries the history of the Mohawk Valley has been shaped by the complex relationships among the valley's native inhabitants, the Mohawk Indians, and its colonists, starting with the Dutch. In Mohawk Country collects for the first time the principal documentary narratives that reveal the full …
Iroquois Medical Botany
Av James W. Herrick, Dean R. Snow
Häftad, 1997
275 kr
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The world view of the Iroquois League or Confederacy—the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, and Tuscarora nations—is based on a strong cosmological belief system. This is especially evident in Iroquois medical practices, which connect man to nature and the powerful forces in the supernatural …
Night Has a Naked Soul
Witchcraft and Sorcery Among the Western Cherokee
Häftad, 1998
218 kr
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This exploration of the occult world of the Western Cherokee translates 40 shamanistic texts which deal with such esoteric matters as: divining the future; protecting oneself from enemies; destroying the power of witches; and purifying one's soul from all forms of supernatural harm.
Red Jacket
Iroquois Diplomat and Orator
Häftad, 1999
229 kr
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Red Jacket was an Iroquois diplomat who, as a representative of the Seneca and Six Nations, met and negotiated with American presidents from George Washington to Andrew Jackson. This book covers his career and reflects on the treaty negotiations between Indian nations and other parties.
Iroquois in the Civil War
From Battlefield to Reservation
Häftad, 1999
225 kr
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Examines the involvement of the Iroquois in the US Civil War. Based on archival records and wartime letters and diaries, this account shows that the Iroquois were dedicated cavalrymen and soldiers. It asks why they were so loyal to the Union and what their attitude was toward slavery and war.
Legends of the Delaware Indians and Picture Writing
Av Richard C. Adams, Deborah Nichols
Häftad, 2000
251 kr
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Originally published in 1905, this book brings together 22 traditional Delaware Indian stories. Four of the legends have been re-translated into the Delaware language by native speakers, revealing the transformation of a transliterated Delaware text into an English-language story.
Oneida Iroquois Folklore, Myth, and History
New York Oral Narrative from the Notes of H. E. Allen and Others
Häftad, 2024
272 kr
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This is the first major book to explore uniquely Haudenosaunee (Iroquois), and specifically Oneida, components in the Native American oral narrative as it existed around 1900. Drawn largely from early twentieth-century journals by non-Indigenous scholar Hope Emily Allen, much of which was published …
Conspiracy of Interests
Iroquois Dispossession and the Rise of New York State
Häftad, 2001
225 kr
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An exploration of family law as it pertains to women with regard to marriage, divorce and inheritance in the Middle East. This second edition is revised to expand and update coverage of family law reforms that have taken place throughout the Middle East, North Africa, and South and Southeast Asia. …
Big Medicine from Six Nations
Av Diane Osborne Williams, Debra Roberts
Inbunden, 2007
345 kr
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Big Medicine from Six Nations is a series of reminiscences and essays by the late Ted Williams on the themes of ""medicine"" (physical/spiritual/psychic healing). Williams intertwines the lore and lifeways of his Tuscarora upbringing, illustrating the dynamic encounter of tradition and innovation …
Half-Life of Cardio-Pulmonary Function
Poems and Paintings
Inbunden, 2008
265 kr
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Echoing the muscular rhythms of the heartbeat, the poems in this stunning collection alternate between contraction and expansion. Eric Gansworth explores the act of enduring: physically, historically, and culturally. A member of the Haudenosaunee, Gansworth expresses the tensions experienced by …
Rotinonshonni
A Traditional Iroquoian History Through the Eyes of Teharonhia:wako and Sawiskera
Av Brian Rice
Häftad, 2016
272 kr
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In this book, Rice offers a comprehensive history based on the oral traditions of the Rotinonshonni Longhouse People, also known as the Iroquois. Drawing upon J. N. B. Hewitt’s translation and the oral presentations of Cayuga Elder Jacob Thomas, Rice records the Iroquois creation story, the origin …
Who Are These People Anyway?
Chief Irving Powless Jr. of the Onondaga Nation
Av Jr. Powless, Irving, Lesley Forrester
Häftad, 2016
251 kr
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In the rich tradition of oral storytelling, Chief Irving Powless Jr. of the Beaver Clan of the Onondaga Nation reminds us of an ancient treaty. It promises that the Haudenosaunee people and non-Indigenous North Americans will respect each other’s differences even when their cultures and behaviors …
Oneida Indian in Foreign Waters
The Life of Chief Chapman Scanandoah, 1870-1953
Häftad, 2016
275 kr
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Chief Chapman Scanandoah (1870–1953) was a decorated Navy veteran who served in the Spanish-American War, a skilled mechanic, and a prizewinning agronomist who helped develop the Iroquois Village at the New York State Fair. He was also a historian, linguist, philosopher, and early leader of the …
Skunny Wundy
Seneca Indian Tales
Häftad, 2026
249 kr
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In this timeless collection, Seneca anthropologist Arthur C. Parker shares stories of wit, bravery, and wisdom, all told through a cast of animals who share the foibles and character flaws of humans. Readers learn that boastfulness and deceit cost Fox his friendships, that the red eyes of ducks …
Only Land I Know
A History of the Lumbee Indians
Av Adolph L. Dial, David Eliades
Häftad, 2027
212 kr
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The Only Land I Know is a field-defining volume that follows the history of the largest Native American community east of the Mississippi River. In this essential work, Adolph L. Dial and David K. Eliades create a comprehensive and well-rounded history of the Lumbee people through 1974 by …
American Indian Environments
Ecological Issues in Native American History
Av Christopher Vecsey, Robert W. Venables
Häftad, 1980
225 kr
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These essays discuss the historical and contemporary relationships between Native Americans and the natural world. Topics include: environmental religions, Iroquois villages of the 18th century, Navajo natural resources, and subarctic Native Americans and wildlife.
Iroquois Struggle for Survival
World War II to Red Power
Häftad, 1986
225 kr
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From World War II onward, the Iroquois, one of the largest groups of Native Americans in North America, have confronted a series of crises threatening their continued existence.From the New York-Pennsylvania border, where the Army Corps of Engineers engulfed a vast tract of Seneca homeland with the …
Oneida Indian Experience
Two Perspectives
Av Jack Campisi, Laurence M. Hauptman m. fl.
Häftad, 1988
225 kr
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Contemporary scholarship and Indian oral tradition come together in this unique account of the history and culture of the Oneida Iroquois—particularly the Wisconsin Oneidas—who have not been the subject of the intense scholarly attention accorded other Iroquois groups. Contributors include Oneida …
Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison
Häftad, 1990
202 kr
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As one of the earliest literary forms of colonial America, the Indian captivity narrative is important not only in the history of American letters but also as an indispensable source concerning the colonization of the "frontier," the peoples who dwelt on either side of it, and the often limited …
Warrior in Two Camps
Ely S. Parker, Union General and Seneca Chief
Häftad, 1978
291 kr
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Winner of the John Ben Snow Manuscript Prize, 1977, this book is about one of the most interesting and little known officers of the American Civil War. Parker was a Seneca Indian, military secretary to General Grant, and the first native American to serve as commissioner of Indian Affairs.
