Nation Iroquoise: A Seventeenth-Century Ethnography of the Iroquois

by José António Brandão

The Iroquoians and Their World (2003)

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"The book includes the original French transcription and its English translation. Brandao also provides an illuminating overview of Iroquois culture and of Iroquois-French relations during the period in which the Nation Iroquoise manuscript was likely written."--pub desc.

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17th century (3) === (1) American history (2) and fauna of the Oneida territory. It also offers important information about the famed Iroquois Confederacy during the 1600s. Drawing on multiple strands of evidence and following a trail of clues within the Nation Iroquoise manuscript and elsewhere (1) Anthropology/Archaeology (1) Canada -- History -- To 1763 (New France) (1) Dove and Hudson (1) Early American History (1) Eastern Woodlands (1) flora (1) government relations (1) History and Archaeology (1) Indians (2) Indigenous Studies (1) Iroquois (5) Iroquois history (1) Iroquois Indians--Government relations (1) Iroquois Indians--History--17th century (1) Iroquois Indians--Social life and customs (1) José António Brandão presents the results of a fascinating and convincing piece of detective work. He explains who might have written the manuscript as well as its contribution to our understanding of the Iroquois and their culture. The book includes (1) Nation Iroquoise presents an intriguing mystery. Found in the Bibliotheque Mazarine in Paris and in the National Archives of Canada in Ottawa (1) New France (1) New York State History (1) North American Indians (2) politics and government (1) series:The Iroquoians and Their World (1) the unsigned and undated manuscript Nation Iroquoise is an absorbing and informative eyewitness account of the daily life and societal structure of the Oneida Iroquois in the seventeenth century. The Nation Iroquoise manuscript is arguably one of the ear (1) the work is replete with valuable information about the traditional Oneidas: the role of women in tribal councils; mortuary customs; religious beliefs and rituals; warfare; the function of the clan system in tribal governance; the impact of alcohol; and t (1) Tribal Histories (1) WMLibrary (1)
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José António Brandão
4 Works 49 Members

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Rich, K. Janet (Translator)

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The Iroquoians and Their World
6 works (2003)

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Nation Iroquoise: A Seventeenth-Century Ethnography of the Iroquois

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History, Nonfiction, Anthropology
DDC/MDS
974.7004 — History & geography History of North America Northeastern United States (New England and Middle Atlantic states) New York
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E99 .I7 .N3713 — History of the United States America Indians of North America Indian tribes and cultures
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