Includes bibliographical references (pages 41-45) and index.
Contents:
Iroquois Confederacy : the Nations' Iroquois names -- Community : Clan names -- Daily life : Iroquois clothing -- Beliefs : Kateri Tekakwitha (1656-1680) -- European contact and beyond : Wampum -- Ten fascinating facts about the Iroquois.
Summary:
Before they were the Iroquois, they were six separate nations involved in bloody battles. The Peacemaker and Hiawatha changed all of that by encouraging the nations to bury their weapons and live peacefully. Under the Peacemaker's guidance, the Iroquois formed one of the most respected, and oldest, governments in the world--the Iroquois Confederacy. It was an alliance between the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, and later, the Tuscarora. Learn how the Iroquois organized and ran their government, controlled fur trade, fought in a war that put the strength of the Confederacy and its land at risk, and continued to preserve their culture, including religious practices, celebrations, and ceremonies, for over a thousand years.
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