Dispersed but not destroyed : a history of the seventeenth-century Wendat people /

Dispersed but not destroyed : a history of the seventeenth-century Wendat people /

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Author / Creator:	Labelle, Kathryn Magee, 1983-
Imprint:	Vancouver : UBC Press, ©2013.
Description:	1 online resource (xi, 273 pages) : illustrations, map
Language:	English
Subject:	Wyandot Indians -- History -- 17th century. Wyandot Indians. Electronic books. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11955673

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Other authors / contributors:	EBOUND Canada, manufacturer.
ISBN:	9780774825573 077482557X 9780774825559 0774825553 9780774825566 (pbk.) 0774825561 (pbk.)
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-258) and index.
Summary:	"Situated within the area stretching from Georgian Bay in the north to Lake Simcoe in the east (also known as Wendake), the Wendat Confederacy flourished for two hundred years. By the mid-seventeenth century, however, Wendat society was under attack. Disease and warfare plagued the community, culminating in a series of Iroquois assaults that led to the dispersal of the Wendat people in 1649. Yet the Wendat did not disappear, as many historians have maintained. In Dispersed but Not Destroyed, Kathryn Magee Labelle examines the creation of a Wendat diaspora in the wake of the Iroquois attacks. By focusing the historical lens on the dispersal and its aftermath, she extends the seventeenth-century Wendat narrative. In the latter half of the century, Wendat leaders continued to appear at councils, trade negotiations, and diplomatic ventures -- including the Great Peace of Montreal in 1701 -- relying on established customs of accountability and consensus. Women also continued to assert their authority during this time, guiding their communities toward paths of cultural continuity and accommodation. Through tactics such as this, the power of the Wendat Confederacy and their unique identity was maintained. Turning the story of Wendat conquest on its head, this book demonstrates the resiliency of the Wendat people and writes a new chapter in North American history."--Publisher's website.
Other form:	Print version: Labelle, Kathryn Magee, 1983- Dispersed but Not Destroyed. Vancouver ; Toronto : UBC Press, [2013] 9780774825559

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Summary:	Through the prisms of leadership, women, and power, this book traces the Wendat diaspora beyond a discourse of destruction and into a new world of rejuvenation and hope.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xi, 273 pages) : illustrations, map
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-258) and index.
ISBN:	9780774825573 077482557X 9780774825559 0774825553 9780774825566 0774825561