Iroquois culture & commentary /
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| Author / Creator: | George-Kanentiio, Douglas M. |
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Imprint: | Santa Fe, NM : Clear Light Publishers, 2000. |
| Description: | 224 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4736043 |
Table of Contents:
- I. Introduction
- Survival of the Haudenosaunee
- II. Iroquois Roots
- The Bering Strait Theory
- Origins of the Iroquois
- The Great Law of Peace
- The Founding Date of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy
- Iroquois Sacred Places in New York
- Legend of Two Serpents
- III. Sacred Circles
- Ohenton Kariwahtekwen: The Words Before All Else
- Thanksgiving: A Contemporary Iroquois Prayer
- Iroquois Ceremonial Cycles
- Bringing in the New Year
- Blessed Wampum
- Our Relatives the Thunders
- Oneste, The Sustainer of Life
- IV. The Iroquois Family
- Women Are the Center of Iroquois Life
- Children Are Blessings
- Fathers Are the Protectors
- Marriage Binds the Clans
- Abortion
- A Third Gender Among American Indians
- V. Spiritual Consciousness and Traditional Knowledge
- Iroquois Names
- Sacred Things
- El Nino Fulfills Iroquois Prophecy
- Traditional Knowledge: The Key to Survival
- Health Care and Healing
- Education
- Passing into the Spirit World
- VI. Nature's Law
- Traditional Leaders
- Crime and Punishment
- How the Iroquois Dealt with Wife Beaters
- Iroquois Justice
- No Evading Natural Law
- VII. Government and Sovereignty
- A Rich Heritage
- The Power of the Confederacy
- Iroquois Treaty Making
- The Iroquois Grand Council
- Iroquois Government: How It Works
- Taxes Violate Our Treaties
- Gambling with Sovereignty
- Iroquois at the United Nations
- VIII. Iroquois Leaders
- Iroquois Heroes
- Not All Leaders Were Heroes
- Handsome Lake's Visions Saved the Iroquois
- Sam George, Onondaga Patriot
- Deskaheh, an Iroquois Hero
- Tadodaho Leon Shenandoah, an Uncompromising Leader
- On the Passing of a Good-Minded One
- IX. One People, One Earth
- Iroquois Lands
- Land Claims
- Mohawks Will Not Sell Mother Earth
- Cayuga Land Claim Case
- Taxes Violate Our Treaty
- Iroquois Population
- X. Akwesasne Whirlwind
- May 1: An Historic Day for the Mohawks
- Akwesasne: The War Against Mother Earth
- Anarchy
- Smugglers Corrupt Mohawks
- Smuggling Illegal Aliens
- XI. My Mohawk-Oneida Family
- My Heroine, My Grandmother
- The Best in the World: Angus George
- My Father Endures
- Miracle Man Ray Fadden-Tehanetorens
- Tenacious Maisie Shenandoah
- Index